This paper reviews the effects of road transport on the welfare, carcass and meat quality of
cattle, swine and poultry in North America (NA). The main effects of loading density, trailer …

Artemisia ordosica has been applied as a traditional Chinese/Mongolian medicine for the
treatment of certain inflammatory ailments. This study was conducted to investigate the effect …

To process and evaluate the data from broiler fattening and slaughtering, we investigated
the production data of 107 straight run flocks of the commercial meat-type breed Ross 308 …

This opinion, produced upon a request from the European Commission, focuses on
transport of domestic birds and rabbits in containers (eg any crate, box, receptacle or other …

The zootechnical performances of broilers at the end of the rearing period depend in part on
the quality of day-old chicks at placement. The quality of day-old chicks is highly affected by …

Abstract Development of livestock production in many parts of the world has shown to be
growing more towards an industrialised type of farm animal rearing operations. These …

The high incidence of deaths during transport for slaughter is associated with poor welfare
and represents a considerable loss to the poultry industry. In the period from 2009 to 2014 …

Pre-slaughter factors adversely affecting bird welfare were studied at the slaughterhouse.
The incidence of dead on arrival (DoA), bruises and dehydration was investigated in 64 …

This study aimed at determining the total losses associated with the season, transportation
distance, and slaughter age during the transportation of broilers from poultry farms to …

The pre-slaughter operations are characterized by all the steps after the phase of raising at
the farm until hanging of birds on the slaughter line, and this period is relatively faster than …