Keyword : Carcass quality

National Assembly: Written answer to question n°39648: Mesures d’accompagnement pour le développement des abattoirs mobiles en France

Question: Loïc Dombreval (La République en Marche - Alpes-Maritimes). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on the government's support measures for France's first mobile abattoir project, and whether the recovery plan could help the development of this new slaughtering method.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Awareness, Pain, Carcass quality, Societal issues, Processing

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Welfare of pigs being handled, stunned and bled in the slaughterhouse

EURCAW-Pigs

Published in 2021

Presentation of the EURCAW-Pigs report on the welfare of pigs in abattoirs, providing the regulatory background and focusing on the animal-based indicators and areas of intervention that should be incorporated in veterinary inspections.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Carcass quality, Stress

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State of the chicken industry 2021 (UK)

The Humane League

Published in 2021

The Humane League's annual report on the state of the UK chicken industry, noting the industry's commitment to improving welfare but highlighting the fact that UK supermarkets are lagging behind the rest of the industry.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Carcass quality, Processing, Welfare indicators

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Effects of Season, Plumage Colour, and Transport Distance on Body Weight Loss, Dead-on-Arrival, and Reject Rate in Commercial End-of-Lay Hens

Enver Çavuşoğlu, Metin Petek

Published in 2021

Scientific paper highlighting that time of year, plumage colour and distance travelled all influence mortality rates, weight loss and rejection rates on arrival when transporting laying hens at the end of their laying period, and should therefore be taken into account to improve their welfare.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Carcass quality, Transport

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Farmers' Perceptions about Health and Welfare Issues in Turkey Production

Nienke van Staaveren, Emily M. Leishman, Benjamin J. Wood, Alexandra Harlander, Christine F. Baes

Published in 2020

A cross-sectional survey of turkey farmers in Canada to identify the main perceived reasons for slaughter, mortality and carcass seizure on their farms.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Carcass quality, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems

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Sheep welfare during transport and slaughter in Bulgaria - Impact of welfare on slaughter carcass and meat quality: a review

Nıkolay Todorov Ivanov

Published in 2020

Preview: “This overview demonstrates that improper preslaughter handling deteriorates meat quality and increases stress levels in animals.”

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Ovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Carcass quality, Stress, Transport

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The effect of feeder system and diet on welfare, performance and meat quality, of growing-finish/ing Iberian x Duroc pigs under high environmental temperatures

Angela C.F.Oliveira, JoelGonzález, Salma E.Asmarb, Norbert P.Batllori, Itzel Y.Vera, Uriel R.Valencia, Rosil Lizardo, Tâmara D.Borges, Enric Esteve-Garcia, Nuria Panella-Riera, Leandro B.Costa, Antoni Dalmau

Published in 2020

Study of the effects of the replacement of 5 % starch by 5 % sunflower oil in pig feed during periods of high ambient temperatures on animal welfare, feed efficacy and carcass characteristics.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Carcass quality, Breeding and rearing systems

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Limb Health in Broiler Breeding: History Using Genetics to Improve Welfare

P.B.Siegel, Kate Barger, Frank Siewerdt...

Published in 2019

Testing for a possible improvement brought about by genetic selection on broiler skeletal integrity growth rates. Analysis of changes in breeding values over a period of 11-14 years for 5 skeletal health traits (limbs) in broilers from 3 pure lines.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Evolutionary processes, Carcass quality

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A European guide to establishing supply chains for whole or immunocastrated male pigs (English version)

European Commission

Published in 2018

Rearing: the guide includes reports of on-farm experiments to limit the occurrence of boar taint or to achieve 100% immuno-vaccination in males.
Abattoirs: the survey of methods to detect carcasses with boar taint indicates that the majority of supply chains involved use the "human nose" method, following rigorous protocols. Danish scientists report that an objective technique for quantifying malodorous molecules is being developed in an abattoir.
Curing: alternative uses for the small percentage of carcasses with boar taint are set out.
Changing practices: Last, examples of supply chains that have wholly or partially ceased surgical castration highlight the key role of retail sales personnel in promoting product chains that follow the specifications and in making consumers aware of them.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Societal issues, Risk management, Mutilation, Carcass quality, Processing

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