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Slaughter of Farmed Animals, The
Practical ways of enhancing animal welfare
- 392 pages
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Slaughter of Farmed Animals, The
Practical ways of enhancing animal welfare
About this book
This book provides both evidence-based scientific studies and practical guidance to enhance the welfare of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry at slaughter. Temple Grandin and Michael Cockram have brought together a range of international experts to prepare chapters on philosophical and ethical views on the slaughter of farmed animals. These include welfare issues and their assessment, the condition of animals on arrival and their management during lairage, animal handling, methods of humane slaughter and assessment of unconsciousness. The book boldly tackles controversial issues around the compromises necessary when balancing animal welfare concerns with commercial realities, as well as religious slaughter. Chapters cover methods of stunning, pre-slaughter handling, equipment design, monitoring welfare with abattoir data and auditing methods. It is an important publication for those involved in implementing improvements in the humane slaughter of farmed animals and is recommended for veterinarians, students, abattoir managers and government regulators.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to Livestock and Poultry Welfare at Slaughter
- 2 Welfare Issues at Slaughter
- 3 Tradeoffs Balancing Livestock and Poultry Welfare Concerns with the Commercial Reality of Slaughter
- 4 Condition of Animals on Arrival at the Abattoir and Their Management During Lairage
- 5 The Basics of Bruising in Cattle – What, When and How
- 6 Behavioural Principles of Stockmanship and Abattoir Facility Design
- 7 Review of Scientific Research Studies on Poultry Stunning Methods
- 8 Stunning Poultry with Controlled Atmosphere Systems
- 9 Stunning of Pigs and Sheep with Electricity and CO2
- 10 Basics of Captive Bolt Stunning of Cattle and Other Animals
- 11 Religious Slaughter and How to Improve Welfare During Both Kosher and Halal Methods
- 12 Auditing and Assessing the Welfare of Livestock and Poultry During Pre-slaughter Handling and Stunning
- 13 Determining Unconsciousness and Insensibility in Commercial Abattoirs
- 14 The Physiology of the Brain and Determining Insensibility and Unconsciousness
- 15 The Importance of Good Pre-slaughter Handling to Improve Meat Quality in Cattle, Pigs, Sheep and Poultry
- 16 The Use of Abattoir Data to Provide Information on the Welfare of Livestock and Poultry on the Farm and During Transport
- 17 Approaches to Legislation and Enforcement to Minimize Welfare Issues Associated with Slaughter
- Introduction to Chapter 18: Ethical Issues
- 18a Animals Rights Viewpoint: The Abuse of Animals Won’t Stop Until We Stop Eating Meat
- 18b Ethical Defence of Eating Meat: The Place of Meat Eating in Ethical Diets
- 18c Animal Welfare Viewpoint: Why Should Industry Worry About Food Animal Quality of Life?
- 18d Animal Protectionist Viewpoint: Inhumane Slaughter Should Be a Crime
- 18e Animal Welfare Viewpoint: My Thoughts on Use of Animals for Food
- Index
- Cabi
- Back