Yep, it results in worse quality meat: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-scared-animals-taste-worse https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-scared-ani

Yep, it results in worse quality meat: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-scared-animals-taste-worse https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-scared-animals-tas... I thought this was well known - it's the main reason why killing methods are 'stealthy' (the animals don't see them coming) in slaughterhouses.