Characterization of hemorrhages in the tenderloins of slaughter pigs

Kristine Dich-Jørgensen; Fintan McEvoy; Helle Daugaard Larsen; Páll S. Leifsson; Henrik Elvang Jensen

doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.06.026

Characterization of hemorrhages in the tenderloins of slaughter pigs

Kristine Dich-Jørgensen, Fintan McEvoy, Helle Daugaard Larsen, Páll S. Leifsson, Henrik Elvang Jensen

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Abstract

Muscle hemorrhages are regularly observed in especially the tip of the tenderloin muscles of slaughter pigs. In order to characterize the hemorrhages, a macro- and microscopic examination of tenderloins with (n = 5) and without (n = 4) hemorrhages and the associated vertebral column was carried out. Furthermore, all columns were radiographed and two were CT scanned. Histologically, the muscle hemorrhages contained cells from bone marrow and growth line cartilage. Ventral epiphysiolysis in either the cranial or caudal epiphysis of the first lumbar vertebrae (L1) in 8 out of the 9 vertebral columns was present. In the 5 cases with tenderloin hemorrhage, similar hemorrhage with growth line cartilage was found within the fracture of the epiphysis. The hemorrhages develop secondarily to epiphysiolysis in the lumbar vertebrae, where the tenderloin attaches to the spine. The lesions probably develop around the time of stunning.

Original language	English
Journal	Meat Science
Volume	121
Pages (from-to)	250-252
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0309-1740
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.06.026
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2016

Keywords

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Muscle hemorrhage
Tenderloins
Epiphysiolysis
Slaughter pigs
Stunning

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Characterization of hemorrhages in the tenderloins of slaughter pigs

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