This study examines how preslaughter management affects Warner-Bratzler shear force, oxidative stress, heat shock protein 27, and apoptosis index in goats in tropical climates of Malaysia. Three hours (L3), six hours (L6), and twelve hours (L12) of lairage were given to goats before slaughter following two different road transportation distances, two hours (TS2) and six (TS6) hours, respectively. Increased transit length significantly (p .05) malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration and HSP27 expression. Transport and lairage duration interacted significantly with the apoptosis index in this study. In summary, apoptosis detection is a more sensitive stress parameter.
Raghazli et al. (Wed,) studied this question.