Context
In this study an improvement was achieved of the pork production system based on Ral d’Avinyó genetics with regard to animal fasting and transportation conditions, reducing antibiotics in the transition phase and adaptation to thermal stress, assessing how these factors affect the quality of fresh meat.
The fact that the Ral d'Avinyó genetic line was developed in Catalonia, and mainly goes to the Catalan market, makes implementing strategies for continuous improvement of paramount importance to adapt production to the needs of consumers, thereby ensuring the success of this initiative, which is still under development.
Objectives
- Find a better quality Ral d'Avinyó meat, improving pH, fat infiltration, colour and tenderness.
- Study factors that affect the quality of the meat to determine their impact and create standards to improve fresh meat and end products.
Objectives
- Buscar una mejor calidad de la carne Ral d'Avinyó, mejorando el pH, la grasa infiltrada, el color y la ternura.
- Estudiar diferentes factores que afectan a la calidad de la carne con el fin de determinar cómo influyen y poder crear normas para poder mejorar la carne fresca y los productos finales.
Activities
- Determining the effects of farm fasting times and transport conditions to the slaughterhouse on Ral d’Avinyó meat quality.
- Assessing the effect of ambient temperature on the Ral d’Avinyó production system, approaching the issue of the effect of thermal stress on meat quality variables.
- Reducing antibiotic use by applying dietary alternatives on the meat quality variables in animals of the Ral d'Avinyó line.
Activities
- Determinación del tiempo de ayuno en la explotación y las condiciones de transporte al matadero sobre los efectos en la calidad de la carne de la línea Ral d’Avinyó
- Evaluación del efecto de la temperatura ambiental en el sistema de producción del Ral d’Avinyó adoptando un enfoque para el efecto del estrés térmico en las variables de calidad de la carne.
- Reducción del uso de antibióticos mediante la aplicación de alternativas a través de la dieta sobre las variables de calidad de la carne en animales de la línea Ral d’Avinyó.
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014ES06RDRP009 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Cataluña
Location
- Main geographical location
- Barcelona
EUR 164 247.00
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
Resources
Audiovisual materials
Contacts
Project coordinator
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Project coordinator