Instant Insights: Ensuring Animal Welfare During Transport and Slaughter

Instant Insights: Ensuring Animal Welfare During Transport and Slaughter

Shearer, Prof Jan; Velarde, Dr Antonio; Jongman, E. C.; McKeegan, Dr Dorothy; Hemsworth, Prof. Paul H.; Gallo, Dr Carmen; Martin, Dr Jessica; Faucitano, Dr Luigi; Strappini, Ana

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

11/2021

176

Mole

Inglês

9781801462235

15 a 20 dias

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Chapter 1 - Optimizing welfare in transport and slaughter of cattle: Jan Shearer, Iowa State University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Culling and permanent herd removals 3 Transport of cattle to markets and slaughter facilities 4 Trends in transport of dairy and beef cattle 5 Muscling and body condition of cull cows arriving at slaughter plants 6 Hide and carcass bruising evaluation 7 Optimising welfare during the pre-transport stage 8 Welfare of cattle during transport 9 Welfare of cattle at slaughter 10 Summary 11 Where to look for further information 12 References
Chapter 2 - Ensuring the welfare of culled dairy cows during transport and slaughter: Carmen Gallo and Ana Strappini, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile; 1 Introduction 2 Legislation and codes of practice 3 Pre-transport conditions that influence the welfare of cows during transport 4 Welfare of culled cows during transport 5 The effects of livestock markets on cow welfare 6 Welfare of cows at the slaughter plant 7 Conclusions 8 Where to look for further information 9 References
Chapter 3 - Optimising pig welfare during transport, lairage and slaughter: Luigi Faucitano, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; and Antonio Velarde, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Spain; 1 Introduction 2 Welfare during transport 3 Welfare in lairage 4 Welfare during stunning and slaughter 5 Animal welfare audit protocols 6 Conclusion and future trends 7 Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 4 - Improving welfare in poultry slaughter: Dorothy McKeegan, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK; and Jessica Martin, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Lairage 3 Stunning methods 4 Conclusions 5 Where to look for further information 6 References
Chapter 5 - Humane transport, lairage and slaughter of sheep: P. H. Hemsworth and E. C. Jongman, University of Melbourne, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 Animal welfare and its assessment 3 Transporting sheep 4 Abattoirs 5 Sheep pen design: rest and recovery in lairage 6 Sheep handling 7 Stunning 8 Safeguarding animal welfare 9 Future trends and conclusion 10 Where to look for further information 11 Acknowledgements 12 References
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cattle welfare;transport arcass effects;fitness for travel;cull cows;livestock markets;pre-slaughter handling;pigs;meat quality;slaughter;chicken;electrical stunning;controlled atmosphere stunning;non-stunned slaughter;Sheep welfare;Transporting sheep;Abattoirs;Lairage;Sheep pens;Sheep handling;Slaughtering sheep