Improvement of animal welfare by strategic analysis and logistic optimisation of animal slaughter transportation

Authors: N. Håkansson, P. Flisberg, B. Algers, A. Jonsson, M. Rönnqvist, U. Wennergren

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, pig, slaughter transports, slaughterhouse capacity, transportation logistics

2016

Sound levels above 85dB pre-slaughter influence pork quality

Authors: L. Vermeulen, V. Van de Perre, L. Permentier, S. De Bie, G. Verbeke, R. Geers

Publication/Journal: Meat Science

Keywords: meat quality, ph, pig, pre-slaughter stress, sound levels

2015

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

Does short-term road transport affect the locomotion score of dairy cows?

Authors: P. T. Thomsen, J. T. Sørensen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, dairy cow, lameness, locomotion score, slaughter, transport

2013

Mobile abattoir versus conventional slaughterhouse—Impact on stress parameters and meat quality characteristics in Norwegian lambs

Authors: Marit Skog Eriksen, Rune Rødbotten, Ann Margaret Grøndahl, Mari Friestad, Inger Lise Andersen, Cecilie M. Mejdell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, meat quality, mobile abattoir, slaughter, stress

2013

Shrink and mortality of beef cattle during long distance transportation

Authors: B. Teke

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, dressing percentage, road transport, thermal stress, weight loss

2013

A Veterinary and Behavioral Analysis of Dolphin Killing Methods Currently Used in the “Drive Hunt” in Taiji, Japan

Authors: Andrew Butterworth, Philippa Brakes, Courtney S. Vail, Diana Reiss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: dolphin, japan, killing methods, Taiji

2013

The effect of stun duration and level of applied current on stun and meat quality of electrically stunned lambs under commercial conditions

Authors: C. Berg, C. Nordensten, J. Hultgren, B. Algers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, blood splash, electrical stunning, sheep, slaughter, stun quality

2012

The effects of journey duration and space allowance on the behavioural and biochemical measurements of stress responses in suckling lambs during transport to an abattoir

Authors: Jesús de la Fuente, Elisabeth González de Chávarri, Mónica Sánchez, Ceferina Vieira, Sara Lauzurica, Maria Teresa Díaz, Concepción Pérez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, journey duration, space allowance, stress response, suckling lamb

2012

Equivalency between EU and non-EU countries regarding animal welfare at slaughter

Authors: T. Cassidy

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, audit, business operator, certification, exports, inspection

2012