During the preslaughter phase, cattle are transported from their place of origin to a slaughter
facility, experiencing transportation, lairage, environmental factors, and novel environments …

The first edition of this book was published in 1993, and it is important both to review
significant knowledge that is already known and to discuss where there are still gaps. The …

Decades of work have focused on reducing fear, stress, and discomfort in cattle during the
preslaughter phase by improving and promoting animal handling, transportation, and …

Two experiments evaluated carcass characteristics of finishing steers administered the
maternal bovine appeasing substance (mBAS) prior to slaughter. In Exp. 1, 954 Angus …

Twenty-five years ago, a simple scoring system that used five outcome measures was used
successfully in large slaughter plants to improve animal welfare. The outcome measures …