Meat quality, skin damage and reproductive performance of ostriches exposed to extensive human presence and interactions at an early age

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dc.contributor.authorEngelbrecht, Anel
dc.contributor.authorMuvhali, Pfunzo Tonny
dc.contributor.authorBonato, Maud
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-10T09:26:20Z
dc.date.available2020-12-10T09:26:20Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe effect human presence and interactions performed after hatch to 3 months of age has on ostrich meat quality, skin damage and reproductive performance at a later age was investigated in 416-day-old ostrich chicks. The chicks were allocated to one of the three treatments, which varied with regard to exposure to human presence and care for 3 months post-hatch: HP1—extensive human presence with physical contact (touch, stroking), gentle human voice and visual contact; HP2—extensive human presence with gentle human voice and visual contact without physical contact; S—standard control treatment, where human presence and visual contact were limited to routine management, feed and water supply only. Carcass attributes (carcass weight, dressing percentage and drumstick weight), meat quality traits (pH, colour and tenderness) and skin traits (skin size, skin grading and number of lesions) were evaluated on twenty-four 1-year-old South African Black (SAB) ostriches.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEngelbrecht, A. et al. (2020). Meat quality, skin damage and reproductive performance of ostriches exposed to extensive human presence and interactions at an early age. Tropical animal health and production ,52(6), 3439-3448en_US
dc.identifier.issn1573-7438
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02377-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5489
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectHuman–animal relationshipen_US
dc.subjectAnimal welfareen_US
dc.subjectProductionen_US
dc.subjectStruthio camelusen_US
dc.subjectMeat qualityen_US
dc.titleMeat quality, skin damage and reproductive performance of ostriches exposed to extensive human presence and interactions at an early ageen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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