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Welfare of cattle during killing for purposes other than slaughter
- Source :
- IRTA Pubpro. Open Digital Archive, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), EFSA Journal, Vol 18, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2020), Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW).<br />Cattle of different ages may have to be killed on farm for purposes other than slaughter (the latter being defined as killing for human consumption) either individually or on a large scale, e.g. for economic reasons or for disease control. The purpose of this scientific opinion is to assess the risks associated with the on‐farm killing of cattle. The processes during on‐farm killing that were assessed included handling and moving, stunning and/or killing methods (including restraint). The killing methods were grouped into mechanical and electrical methods as well as lethal injection. In total, 21 hazards compromising animal welfare were identified and characterised, most of these related to stunning and/or killing. Staff was identified as an origin for all hazards, either due to lack of appropriate skills needed to perform tasks or due to fatigue. Possible preventive and corrective measures were assessed: measures to correct hazards were identified for 19 hazards, and the staff was shown to have a crucial role in prevention. Three welfare consequences of hazards to which cattle can be exposed during on‐farm killing were identified: impeded movement, pain and fear. The welfare consequences and relevant animal‐based measures related to these were described. Outcome tables linking hazards, welfare consequences, animal‐based measures, origins of the hazards, preventive and corrective measures were developed for each process. Mitigation measures to minimise the welfare consequences are proposed.
- Subjects :
- 040301 veterinary sciences
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
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education
bison
animal welfare consequences
TP1-1185
Plant Science
010501 environmental sciences
413 Veterinary science
01 natural sciences
Microbiology
0403 veterinary science
Animal welfare
Environmental health
Medicine
TX341-641
on‐farm killing
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
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buffalo
2. Zero hunger
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
business.industry
Chemical technology
Stunning
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Disease control
cattle
Scale (social sciences)
Animal Science and Zoology
Parasitology
business
hazards
Welfare
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18314732
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- EFSA Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0b2ad727b2e896c63b63fa3a088e44d1