Pre-slaughter stress mitigation in goats: Prospects and challenges
Over the years, the handling of goats (loading, transport, unloading, time spent in lairage)
prior to slaughter as well as the slaughter process (stunning, and bleeding) has largely …
prior to slaughter as well as the slaughter process (stunning, and bleeding) has largely …
Stunning compliance in halal slaughter: a review of current scientific knowledge
Simple Summary Stunning renders animals to an unconscious state before slaughter
improves animal welfare by reducing stress, alleviating pain, and minimizing fear. Muslim …
improves animal welfare by reducing stress, alleviating pain, and minimizing fear. Muslim …
Slaughtering of Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) with and without Stunning: A Focus on the Neurobiology of Pain, Hyperalgesia, and Sensitization
T Grandin, A Velarde, A Strappini, M Gerritzen… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Due to anatomical differences in the skull of the water buffalo (Bubalus
bubalis), the currently applied mechanical stunning methods in cattle (genus Bos) have …
bubalis), the currently applied mechanical stunning methods in cattle (genus Bos) have …
Application of electroencephalography in preslaughter management: a review
Simple Summary Preslaughter stress has a negative impact on animal welfare, consumer
acceptance, carcass, and meat quality. These preslaughter stressors include mishandling …
acceptance, carcass, and meat quality. These preslaughter stressors include mishandling …
Effects of slaughter knife sharpness on blood biochemical and electroencephalogram changes in cattle
Simple Summary The role of knife sharpness in slaughtering animals, from the perspective
of animal welfare, is likely subconsciously ignored by the masses involved in the abattoir …
of animal welfare, is likely subconsciously ignored by the masses involved in the abattoir …
Comparison of recovery of sheep, goats, and calves from reversible electrical head-only and head-to-body stunning for halal meat production
Aims To compare the recovery of lambs, goats, and calves from head-only (HO) or high-
frequency head-to-body stunning and evaluate the complementary use of behaviour and …
frequency head-to-body stunning and evaluate the complementary use of behaviour and …
Slaughter of cattle without stunning: Questions related to pain, stress and endorphins
EMC Terlouw, V Paulmier, S Andanson, L Picgirard… - Meat Science, 2024 - Elsevier
EEG studies have suggested that cattle perceive pain when bled without stunning. The
present study on bleeding without stunning, compared cows that had received a local …
present study on bleeding without stunning, compared cows that had received a local …
Welfare of sheep and goats at slaughter
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - EFSA …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The killing of sheep and goats for human consumption (slaughtering) can take place in a
slaughterhouse or on‐farm. The processes of slaughtering that were assessed for welfare …
slaughterhouse or on‐farm. The processes of slaughtering that were assessed for welfare …
The effects of stocking density and distances on electroencephalographic changes and cortisol as welfare indicators in Brahman crossbred cattle
Simple Summary The current study investigated the effects of stocking density and distances
on electroencephalographic changes and cortisol as welfare indicators in Brahman …
on electroencephalographic changes and cortisol as welfare indicators in Brahman …
Electroencephalographic, physiologic and behavioural responses during cervical dislocation euthanasia in turkeys
Background There is a critical need to develop appropriate on-farm euthanasia methods for
poultry species. Euthanasia methods should affect the brain first causing insensibility …
poultry species. Euthanasia methods should affect the brain first causing insensibility …