The farming of decapod crustaceans is a key economic driver in many countries, with
production reaching around 9.4 million tonnes (USD 69.3 billion) in 2018. These efforts are …

Birch and colleagues have developed an important and useful framework for evaluating the
evidence for sentience–namely, the capacity to experience pain, distress and suffering, in …

The farming of decapod crustaceans is a key economic driver in many countries, with
production reaching around 9.4 million tonnes (USD 69.3 billion) in 2018. These efforts are …

Simple Summary Animals that are capable of suffering from pain and distress should be
protected when they are being submitted to circumstances that could provoke suffering, such …

Simple Summary Physiological measures were examined during stunning of three
commercially important crustacean species: crab, crayfish, and shrimp in an ice slurry or with …

Despite the growing concern on animal welfare in crustacean farming, both from legislative
bodies as well as the common public, studies on welfare are limited and transfer to routine …

Until recently, the decapod crustacean heart was regarded as a simple, single ventricle,
contraction of which forces haemolymph out into seven arteries. Differential tissue perfusion …

In the last decade, public interest in the welfare of decapod crustaceans has increased in
many parts of the world. This has led to changes in legislation on methods for slaughter in a …

Increasing attention is being paid to the welfare of decapod crustaceans. Legislation exists
for their humane slaughter in several countries and this is being debated in others. Electrical …

Decapod crustaceans provide a valuable food source worldwide, both through wild capture
and captive rearing. They are also used extensively in scientific research, both as subjects …