Animal welfare during transport and slaughter of beef cattle

Jair Castro de Jesús; María E. Ortega-Cerrilla; José G. Herrera-Haro; Aleida S. Hernández-Cazares; Julio M. Ayala-Rodríguez

doi:10.32854/agrop.v14i10.1691

Jair Castro de Jesús
María E. Ortega-Cerrilla
José G. Herrera-Haro
Aleida S. Hernández-Cazares
Julio M. Ayala-Rodríguez

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Beef cattle, loading density, stress, animal welfare, stunning.

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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.

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2021-11-08

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32854/agrop.v14i10.1691

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Animal welfare during transport and slaughter of beef cattle. (2021). Agro Productividad. https://doi.org/10.32854/agrop.v14i10.1691

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Animal welfare during transport and slaughter of beef cattle. (2021). Agro Productividad. https://doi.org/10.32854/agrop.v14i10.1691

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