COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF STRESS-CORRECTORS ON THE REDUCTION OF STEERS’ LIVE WEIGHT LOSS DURING THE PRE-SLAUGHTER PERIOD
The results of studies on assessment of the effect of different stress-correctors on the reduction of live weight loss in steers being prepared to slaughter at the pre-slaughter period (including transport and pre-slaughter staying in the slaughterhouse) are submitted in the article. The scientific-economic experiment has been conducted on Red Steppe steers with an average live weight of 431.2 kg under the feedlot conditions of the FPC «Rassvet», Orenburg region. It was found that the use of the pre-transportation stress correctors allowed the reduction of live weight loss in steers at 5.5 (1.26) - 13.7 kg (3.16%). It is proved that the most effective stress-corrector is the «GHN» in the dose of 30 mg/kg body weight a day, which should be given with the basic diet for 5 days prior to transporting.