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Is Humane Slaughter Possible? [PDF]
One of the biggest ethical issues in animal agriculture is that of the welfare of animals at the end of their lives, during the process of slaughter.
Browning, Heather, Veit, Walter
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Colin Gray's ‘Clausewitz Rules, OK’ was the one contribution to the Interregnum special issue of this Review that engaged the problem of modern war in general.
Shaw, Martin
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This investigation was conducted to determine how the growth and carcass traits of meat-type sheep breeds raised in Turkey are associated with IGF1 5′UTR polymorphisms. Overall, 202 lambs from five breeds were evaluated.
Vasfiye Kader Esen, Selim Esen
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The aim of the study was to determine changes of serum cortisol and biochemical, haematological and antioxidant enzyme variables in the blood of horses sampled during the pre-slaughter period (in the lairage and in the stunning box) and during ...
A. Nemec Svete +3 more
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Animal-Based Measurements to Assess the Welfare of Dairy Cull Cows during Pre-Slaughter
Culling is the departure of cows from the herd as a result of sale, slaughter, health, national regulations, salvage, or death. Cull cows are removed from farms with poor health, production, behavior, or other problems, and during pre-slaughter they are ...
Marlyn H. Romero +2 more
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Genetic and phenotypic trends for carcass traits in Irish beef cattle
Animals subjected to intensive genetic selection require continuous monitoring to observe changes in economically important traits. The focus of this research was to estimate genetic and phenotypic trends for carcass traits for three genotypes: dairy dam
S.A. Mulhall +3 more
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Hundreds of theories exist concerning the identity of “Jack the Ripper”. His propensity for anatomical dissection with a knife—and in particular the rapid location and removal of specific organs—led some to speculate that he must have been surgically ...
Andrew Knight, Katherine D. Watson
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The subject of halal slaughtering is one of the most widely discussed issues of animal cruelty and animal welfare in the public sphere. The discrepancy in understanding the contemporary and religious laws pertaining to animal slaughtering does not fully ...
Karrar Imad Abdulsahib Al-Shammari
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Origin and assessment of bruises in beef cattle at slaughter [PDF]
Studies of bruises, as detected on carcasses at the slaughterhouse, may provide useful information about the traumatic situations the animals endure during the pre-slaughter period. In this paper, we review scientific data on the prevalence, risk factors
Gallo, C.B. +3 more
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Indicators used in livestock to assess unconsciousness after stunning: a review
Assessing unconsciousness is important to safeguard animal welfare shortly after stunning at the slaughter plant. Indicators that can be visually evaluated are most often used when assessing unconsciousness, as they can be easily applied in slaughter ...
M.T.W. Verhoeven +3 more
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