Data from routine meat inspection is a poor indicator of the prevalence of tail lesions in undocked pigs

Data from routine meat inspection is a poor indicator of the prevalence of tail lesions in undocked pigs

Abstract We investigated the prevalence of tail lesions in batches of undocked slaughter pigs in herds just before delivery to an abattoir. At the abattoir, dehaired and scalded carcasses were submitted to routine meat inspection which included recording of tail lesions. The purpose of the study was...

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Main Authors: Hanne Kongsted, Leslie Foldager, Jan Tind Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
Subjects:
Tail lesions
Undocked pigs
Abattoir registrations
Clinical registrations
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40813-020-00149-z

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