Investigating the welfare, management and human-animal interactions of cattle in four Indonesian abattoirs

Authors: R. E. Doyle, G. J. Coleman, D. M. McGill, M. Reed, W. Ramdani, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, handling, human-animal interactions, live export, slaughter

2016

Effects of catching and transportation versus pre-slaughter handling at the abattoir on the prevalence of wing fractures in broilers

Authors: K. E. Kittelsen, E. G. Granquist, G. Vasdal, E. Tolo, R. O. Moe

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler, catching, pre-slaughter handling, transport, wing fractures

2015

Assessment of key parameters for gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on shot placement and effects of diverse ammunition on isolated cattle heads

Authors: K. J. Schiffer, S. K. Retz, U. Richter, B. Algers, O. Hensel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brain damage, cattle, gunshot, slaughter, stunning

2014

Cattle behaviours and stockperson actions related to impaired animal welfare at Swedish slaughter plants

Authors: Jan Hultgren, Sofia Wiberg, Charlotte Berg, Katarina Cvek, Christina Lunner Kolstrup

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abattoir, cattle, driving, human-animal interaction, slaughterhouse, stockperson, stunning

2014

A comparison of handling methods relevant to the religious slaughter of sheep

Authors: L. S. W. Bates, E. A. Ford, S. N. Brown, G. J. Richards, P. J. Hadley, S. B. Wotton, T. G. Knowles

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, non-stun religious slaughter, pre-slaughter handling, sheep, v-shaped restrainer

2014

Handling and Welfare of Bovine Livestock at Local Abattoirs in Bangladesh

Authors: Murshidul Ahsan, Badrul Hasan, Magnus Algotsson, Sirkku Sarenbo

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: bovine, handling, livestock, slaughtering, welfare

2014

Assessment of stun quality at commercial slaughter in cattle shot with captive bolt

Authors: S. Atkinson, A. Velarde, B. Algers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, audits, captive-bolt stunning, cattle welfare, commercial slaughter, stun quality assessment

2013

Human-animal relationships at sheep and cattle abattoirs

Authors: G. J. Coleman, M. Rice, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, attitudes, cattle handling, sheep, slaughter, stockperson

2012

Using Conjoint Analysis to Weight Broiler Welfare Variables Based on Slaughterhouse Data

Authors: P. Tuunainen, J. Valaja, E. Valkonen, H. Hepola

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abattoirs/statistics & numerical data, animal, animal welfare, animals, benchmarking, body weight, chickens, finland/epidemiology, housing, poultry diseases/epidemiology, poultry diseases/etiology, poultry diseases/prevention & control

2012

Correction to “A Critical Review of Electrical Water-Bath Stun Systems for Poultry Slaughter and Recent Developments in Alternative Technologies”

Authors: S. J. Shields, A. B. M. Raj

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abattoirs/instrumentation, abattoirs/standards, animal welfare, animals, chickens, electroencephalography/veterinary, electroshock

2011