Dalla Costa, F. A. [UNESP]Devillers, N.Paranhos da Costa, M. J. R. [UNESP]Faucitano, L.2018-11-262018-11-262016-09-01Meat Science. Oxford: Elsevier Sci Ltd, v. 119, p. 89-94, 2016.0309-1740http://hdl.handle.net/11449/161647To study the effects of starting time of feed withdrawal on behaviour during loading and lairage, and meat quality (pH, colour and drip loss) in pigs, a total of 700 pigs were distributed into two groups. One group (FARM) was fasted for 18 hat the farm before transport and for 6 h before slaughter (including 2 h transport and 4 h lairage), while for the other group (PLANT) fasting time started at the departure from the farm (2 h transport plus 22 h lairage). Total fasting time was 24 h before slaughter for both groups. Fasting treatments did not influence blood parameters. PLANT pigs had longer fights (P < 0.05) than FARM pigs during lairage and produced darker (P = 0.02) and drier (P = 0.03) loins. Based on the results of this study, it may be preferable to commence feed withdrawal at the farm. Crown Copyright (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.89-94engBehaviourFastingLairage timeMeat qualityPigsStressArtigo10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.03.033WOS:000378452100012Acesso abertoWOS000378452100012.pdf