Extent and nature of weight losses due to pre-slaughter fasting
of lambs
A.H. Kirton, J.N. Clarke, A.H. Carter and D.P. Sinclair
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Hamilton
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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production.
1965, 25: 184-194
A group of 80 lambs sent by road and rail transport from
Manutuke (Gisborne) to the Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre lost 11
lb of liveweight in transit and during pre-slaughter fastings.
Information was available which was used to estimate that these lambs
had lost 1.7 lb of carcass weight more than 172 lambs from the same
original group which had been slaughtered at a commercial freezing works
after being fasted for approximately 25 hours. The importance in
commercial practice of live (and carcass) weight loss due to
pre-slaughter Fasting is discussed.
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