Table 4 (d and g) shows that a higher pHLT and a lower %PSE were
reported when only lairage was classified as Ok (Table 4, d), compared
when also the unloading phase was classified as Ok (Table 4, g). More
observations are needed to clarify this result.
Thus the global checklist shows the closer in time the preslaughtering
phase to the stunning, the more critical the phase interms of developing PSE meat. Thereby, pigs that are not treated in
terms of PSE prevalence, as described in Section 3.1, can possibly recover
during lairage. This is also proven by the higher mean pHLT of
6.27 (±0.08) when only transport is classified as Not Ok (Table 4,
i). No observations were found when only lairage and stunning
were Ok.