Bem-estar de suínos no transporte para o abate: revisão de literatura

Abstract

The welfare of pigs in transport to the slaughterhouse is considered as the most critical moment in the pig production chain. The population, every day demands more from the creators of animal products, the creation according to norms and concepts of animal welfare. Therefore, it is the science that defends the creation of the animal in the best way that meets its physiological requirements for its survival. In swine, well-being is extremely important, because pigs when placed in stress situations during the breeding stages, especially on pre-slaughter, negatively influence the quality of pork, presenting PSE-type meat characteristics and DFD, making it unfit for consumption, and will then lead to falls from the economic point of view in the swine sector. And to minimize this problem, it is necessary that the production chain of pigs work in a harmonious way between the stages of the processes, giving greater attention in the stage of transportation of the pigs to the slaughterhouse, since it is considered the most critical, being the main responsible stress during pre-slaughter.