Animal welfare during transport and slaughter of beef cattle
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Keywords
Beef cattle, loading density, stress, animal welfare, stunning.
Abstract
Objective: To review the way transport and stun cattle affect animal welfare.
Approach: During the transport of cattle to slaughter plants, many factors affect animal welfare, such as travel time, stress and load density. Besides, stunning might comply with animal welfare guidelines, which different protocols such as Welfare Quality® establish.