Stunning method and time interval from stunning to bleeding effects on blood splashing in pork

Authors

D E. Burson
Melvin C. Hunt
D E. Schafer
D Beckwith
J R. Garrison

Keywords

Swine day, 1982; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 82-614-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 422; Swine; Stunning; Blood splashing; Carcasses

Abstract

Two studies were designed to test the effects of stunning method and time interval between stunning and bleeding on blood splashing in pork muscle. In study I, 82 market weight barrows and gilts were randomly assigned to one of two treatments using captive bolt stunning with either a short (18.5 sec) or a delayed (144.7 sec) time interval to bleeding. More (P.05) for the captive bolt-short, electric-short and electric-delayed time groups.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 11, 1982

Recommended Citation

Burson, D E.; Hunt, Melvin C.; Schafer, D E.; Beckwith, D; and Garrison, J R. (1982) "Stunning method and time interval from stunning to bleeding effects on blood splashing in pork," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6050