Slaughter of Farmed Animals, The (eBook)

Practical ways of enhancing animal welfare

Temple Grandin, Michael Cockram (Herausgeber)

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2020
392 Seiten
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-78924-059-7 (ISBN)

Infos

From the ethics of slaughtering farmed livestock to the practical guidelines that must be put in place to maximise animal welfare, this book combines scientific evidence with down-to-earth practical advice for government and private industry managers, veterinarians and animal welfare practitioners.

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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.

Rezensionen

This detailed and comprehensive guide to the complex field of welfare is an extremely useful practical reference text and resource of evidence-based opinion, edited by two leading figures and with contributions by a number of key experts from across the globe...This text should be considered one of the definitive works in the field of welfare at slaughter - in its practice as much as the theory.

A great compilation of an extensive amount of practical and scientific information as it relates to animal welfare, slaughter, and meat quality written in an easy-to-read and understand format. This book can be used as a reference for anyone involved with the slaughter and handling of animals, including plant managers, workers, inspectors, veterinarians, and producers. As a regulatory veterinarian of state-inspected facilities, I found this book to be an excellent reference for assessing animal welfare and humane handling during the slaughter process.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.6.2020
• Co-Autor: Faith Baier, Miki Ben-Dor, Lotta Berg, Lily N. Edwards-Callaway, Helen Kline, Andy Lamey, F Leroy, Frank Mitloehner, Mohan Raj, Bernard Rollin, Peter Singer, Claudia Terlouw, Dennis Wilson, Erika Voogd
• Zusatzinfo: 23 line illustrations, 71 photos
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier
• Schlagworte: abattoir • animal • cattle • ethics • Farm • handling • Humane • insensibility • Lairage • Legislation • meat • Pigs • Poultry • Preslaughter • Religious • Sheep • slaughter • STUN • Transport • Unconsciousness • welfare
• ISBN-10: 1-78924-059-X / 178924059X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78924-059-7 / 9781789240597