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- Title
Utjecaj uzgoja na kvalitetu mesa svinja.
- Authors
Petranović, Zinka; Cvrtila, Željka; Mikuš, Tomislav
- Abstract
More than a billion pigs are reared and slaughtered in the world every year, the vast majority of which are reared in intensive conditions. The composition and quality of pork are influenced by the breed, feeding system, breeding conditions and age and weight of pigs before slaughter. In intensive production systems, pigs are reared in much smaller areas than they would occupy if they were allowed to move freely, thus impairing their welfare. Today more and more modern research indicates negative consequences visible on the quality and safety of meat if pigs are not managed appropriately during breeding, transport and slaughter. These negative practices of intensification of farm animals breeding, including pigs, have resulted in growing consumer concern, which prompted the launch of an EU initiative leading to the development of a protected animal welfare label.
- Subjects
SWINE farms; SWINE breeding; ANIMAL welfare; ANIMAL breeding; ANIMAL development; DOMESTIC animals; ANIMAL breeds
- Publication
MESO, 2021, Vol 23, Issue 2, p155
- ISSN
1332-0025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31727/m.23.2.1