Simple Summary Animal welfare during the transport and slaughter of pigs is in the interests
of consumers and producers. All procedures and human-animal interactions on the day of …

Pig welfare constitutes a strategic pillar of sustainability within the pork industry.
Consequently, there is a need to identify, develop and/or validate indicators for assessing …

The killing of pigs for human consumption (slaughtering) can take place in a slaughterhouse
or on farm. The processes of slaughtering that were assessed for welfare, from the arrival of …

This chapter deals with the following key factors that, both individually and additively, are
relevant for animal welfare and pork meat quality:(1) the farm of origin, in terms of housing …

Simple Summary Italian heavy pigs production differs from pig farming in other countries of
the world mainly due to the high body weight and age at slaughter of the animals. This …

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) was asked to deliver a
scientific opinion on the use of high‐expansion foam for stunning and killing pigs and …

Die Mitarbeitenden in Tiertransportunternehmen und Schlachtbetrieben bilden eine
heterogene Personengruppe mit unterschiedlichem Fachwissen zum Umgang mit …

Stunning prior to slaughter aims to intentionally cause unconsciousness and insensibility
without pain and suffering. Animals must remain unconscious until death occurs through …

The general requirement of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 (EC, 2009) is to
protect animals at the time of killing such that they are spared any avoidable pain, distress or …

Conhecer as variáveis de um processo ea partir destas definir com maior assertividade os
valores dos parâmetros de controle é um importante passo para conseguir sistemas mais …