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UNINA9910760491803321 |
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Titolo |
The slaughter of farmed animals : practical ways of enhancing animal welfare / / edited by Temple Grandin and Michael Cockram |
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Wallingford, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 336 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects |
Meat animals - Moral and ethical aspects |
Animal industry - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction to Livestock and Poultry Welfare at Slaughter -- Welfare Issues at Slaughter -- Tradeoffs Balancing Livestock and Poultry Welfare Concerns with the Commercial Reality of Slaughter -- Condition of Animals on Arrival at the Abattoir and Their Management During Lairage -- The Basics of Bruising in Cattle -- What, When and How -- Behavioural Principles of Stockmanship and Abattoir Facility Design -- Review of Scientific Research Studies on Poultry Stunning Methods -- Stunning Poultry with Controlled Atmosphere Systems -- Stunning of Pigs and Sheep with Electricity and CO2 -- Basics of Captive Bolt Stunning of Cattle and Other Animals -- Religious Slaughter and How to Improve Welfare During Both Kosher and Halal Methods -- Auditing and Assessing the Welfare of Livestock and Poultry During Pre-slaughter Handling and Stunning -- Determining Unconsciousness and Insensibility in Commercial Abattoirs -- The Physiology of the Brain and Determining Insensibility and Unconsciousness -- The Importance of Good Pre-slaughter Handling to Improve Meat Quality in Cattle, Pigs, Sheep and Poultry -- The Use of Abattoir Data to Provide Information on the Welfare of Livestock and Poultry on the Farm and During Transport -- Approaches to Legislation and Enforcement to Minimize Welfare Issues Associated with Slaughter |
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-- Ethical Issues -- Animals Rights Viewpoint: The Abuse of Animals Won't Stop Until We Stop Eating Meat -- Ethical Defence of Eating Meat: The Place of Meat Eating in Ethical Diets -- Animal Welfare Viewpoint: Why Should Industry Worry About Food Animal Quality of Life? -- Animal Protectionist Viewpoint: Inhumane Slaughter Should Be a Crime -- Animal Welfare Viewpoint: My Thoughts on Use of Animals for Food. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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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