Animal welfare: impacts of pre-slaughter operations on the current poultry industry

NC Benincasa, KS Sakamoto… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - app.periodikos.com.br
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of season and distance during transport on broiler chicken meat

VM Dos Santos, BSL Dallago, AMC Racanicci… - Poultry science, 2017 - Elsevier
This research aims to evaluate the microclimate of commercial loads of broiler chickens at
different distances in the summer (rainy) and winter (dry) seasons and their effects on meat …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of different catching practices during manual upright handling on broiler welfare and behavior

VA De Lima, MC Ceballos, NG Gregory… - Poultry Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to identify the influence of different catching practices during
manual upright handling on broiler welfare and behavior. Catching was examined in a total …

[HTML][HTML] Poultry Preslaughter Operations in Hot Environments: The Present Knowledge and the Next Steps Forward

FMC Vieira, MAG Portugal, LP de Borba… - Animals: an Open …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Simple Summary The poultry meat industry is a significant agri-food sector worldwide.
Preslaughter operations are crucial as they impact animal welfare, meat quality, and food …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing methods for catching and crating broiler chicken flocks: A trade-off between animal welfare, ergonomics and economics

F Delanglez, A Watteyn, B Ampe, V Segers, A Garmyn… - Poultry Science, 2025 - Elsevier
Catching, carrying, and loading of broilers before transport to the slaughterhouse causes
stress. In this study three catching methods (two manual (inverted, upright) and one …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of two manual catching methods of broiler considering injuries and behavior

J Wessel, E Rauch, S Hartmannsgruber, M Erhard… - Poultry Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare the 2 manual catching methods in terms of injuries and
behavior. Throughout 12 loadings on practical farms with the same standard, 1 container …

[HTML][HTML] Behavior of broilers and impacts occurring to them during mechanical loading under field conditions

A Werner, A Blaeske, E Rauch, M Erhard… - Poultry Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Mechanical loading has been used increasingly in recent years alongside the manual
loading of broilers. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of various factors on …

What do we know about the impacts of poultry catching?

FM Dutra, RG Garcia, E Binotto… - World's Poultry Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The global demand for food production, especially poultry, has contributed significantly to
the supply of protein. Industries, as an important link in the production chain, aim to serve the …

Influence of long-distance transportation under various crating densities on broiler meat quality during hot and humid weather

F Hussnain, A Mahmud, S Mehmood… - The journal of poultry …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of transportation distance and crating
density on broiler meat quality during hot and humid weather. Breast meat samples were …

Influence of feed additive on the biological value of broiler chickens' white meat protein in technological stress conditions

AV Miftakhutdinov, ER Saifulmulyukov… - E3S Web of …, 2021 - e3s-conferences.org
The aim of the research was to study the effect of feed additive on the biological value of
broiler chickens' white meat protein under pre-slaughter stress conditions. The experiment …