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《动物福利与肉品质量》p628-632 Animal welfare and meat quality B. Nowak and A. C Springomm, University of Veterinary Medians Hanover, Germany Abstract: Meat-producing animals such as cattle, pig and poultry are today usually raised hi modem intensive indoor farming systems and, after finishing, transported to an abattoir where they arc stunned and slaughtered. There is increasing concern among consumers about welfare of these animals and the poor welfare an animal suffers in the course of its life may have a negative influence on the quality of the meat deriving from the animals. Housing system can have a high influence on animal welfare but there is little evidence that meat quality is impaired under usual management conditions. Transport stress can cause poor carcass quality, too low pH values and possibly PSE (pigs, turkey)or DFD meat (cattle) when the animals are transported for too long or under inappropriate conditions. Stunning and slaughter seem to have the highest impact on both animal welfare and meat quality. In order to protect the animals and meat quality, a critical review of all common housing systems, allowed transport and currently applied stunning methods should be carried out Animal-friendliness should become an additional and impoitam quality trait for meat.This will meet consumer demands and basing decision. It is therefore necessary to further promote labelling system ,which give the consumer the choice between different product lines.successful meat production in future has to be based on transparency of the food chain,displaying the safety of the product and the health and the welfare of the animals that provide the meat. Key words: meat quality, animal welfare, housing conditions, transport and lairage,stunning and slaughter 27.1 Introduction Meal-producing animals such as cattle, pig and poultry are usually raised today in modern,intensive, indoor farming system in order to make best use of their selected geneti