[Studies on the muscle meat quality of swine. 2. Effects of various ways of transport and rest periods].

The effects of transport of pigs for slaughter in containers or in conventional ways on meat quality were studied on 17 slaughter days. The following results were obtained: 1. No differences regarding the occurrence of quality deficits were recordable from the two forms of transport, when rest periods beyond 20 minutes were allowed prior to slaughter. 2. Correlations between dates of slaughter and transport forms caused differences between individual slaughters which, however, were offset and levelled by the totality of all slaughters. 3. Excitation was widely offset within one hour from transport of 60 to 70 minutes, and additional rest allowances caused only slight reduction of quality deficits. 4. No correlations were detectable between weather factors and meat quality, since no extreme climatic situations were faced.