摘要
An experiment was conducted to study the effects of sucrose supplementation, insulin injection, and resting period prior to slaughtering on meat quality in sheep exposed to stressful transportation. Fifty four local sheep （10 to 12 months of age） with body weight （BW） ranged from 14 to 1 7 kg. The experimental sheep were assigned into a completely randomized design with a 2 × 3 × 3 factorial arrangement with 3 replications. The first factor was two levels of sucrose supplementation （0 and 6 g/kg BW）, the second factor was three levels of insulin injection after transportation （0, 0.3 and 0.6 IU/kg BW）, while the third factor was three duration time of resting period （2, 4 and 6 h prior to slaughtering）. Parameters measured were rectal temperature and heart rate, body weight, carcass percentage, meat pH, water holding capacity, meat tenderness, cooking loss and meat color. The results of the experiment showed that sheep after transportation had higher rectal temperature and heart rate, indicated that sheep supplemented with sucrose after transportation has a lower meat pH and cooking loss. The longer resting period prior to slaughtering has the lower body weight, but has higher carcass percentage. However, the treatments did not influence water holding capacity, meat tenderness and meat color. It was concluded that sucrose supplementation, insulin injection, and resting period prior to slaughtering in sheep exposed to stressful transportation could improve meat quality.
