date:Nov 26, 2012
from Murdochs School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, found that calm cattle were not exempt from the issue of dark cutting syndrome.
Dark cutting is a complex problem caused by low muscle energy (glycogen) at the time of slaughter. Depletion of glycogen during the pre-slaughter period is controlled by many factors, one of which is the animals temperament.
Temperament affects how agitated cattle become and how much adrenaline they release during handling, and therefore, in theory, how mu