The importance of the slaughterhouse in surveilling animal and public health: a systematic review

J García-Díez, S Saraiva, D Moura, L Grispoldi… - Veterinary …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Food safety and quality are the main demands of consumers. Moreover,
clear, truthful, and direct information about food, based on science, is essential to build trust …

Abattoir-based measures to assess swine welfare: Analysis of the methods adopted in European slaughterhouses

S De Luca, E Zanardi, GL Alborali, A Ianieri, S Ghidini - Animals, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The welfare of pigs is a major concern among some consumers and pig
producers. This concern has driven welfare specialists into the validation of methods and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing visual-only and visual-palpation Post-mortem Lung Scoring systems in Slaughtering pigs

S Ghidini, S De Luca, E Rinaldi, E Zanardi, A Ianieri… - Animals, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Lung lesions, which are common findings in finisher pigs, are considered
useful indicators of animal health and welfare at the slaughterhouse. Several methods for …

From the Five Freedoms to a more holistic perspective on animal welfare in the Dutch Animals Act

AM Voogt, WW Ursinus, DTHM Sijm… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
One of the aims of the Dutch Animals Act is to protect animal welfare. The assumption that
animal welfare risks are managed and mitigated by the Act, however, has not been studied …

A retrospective study after 10 years (2010–2019) of meat inspection activity in a domestic swine abattoir in tuscany: The slaughterhouse as an epidemiological …

L Guardone, A Vitali, F Fratini, S Pardini… - Animals, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Veterinarians belonging to the Health Authorities are responsible for the
safety of food of animal origin. The control activities performed at the slaughterhouse …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of pig welfare at slaughterhouse level: A systematic review of animal-based indicators suitable for inclusion in monitoring protocols

NF Huanca-Marca, LX Estévez-Moreno… - Meat Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing welfare assessment: automated detection and imaging of dorsal and lateral views of swine carcasses for identification of welfare indicators

F Ferri, J Yepez, M Ahadi, Y Wang, R Ko… - … and Electronics in …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
High animal welfare standards are essential for sustainable pork production. Current on-
farm welfare assessments present challenges including cost, time consumption, and …

Factors affecting the welfare of unweaned dairy calves destined for early slaughter and abattoir animal-based indicators reflecting their welfare on-farm

LA Boyle, JF Mee - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
In many dairy industries, but particularly those that are pasture-based and have seasonal
calving,“surplus calves,” which are mostly male, are killed at a young age because they are …

Assessment of slaughterhouse-based measures as animal welfare indicators in fattening pigs

RO Hernandez, MH Romero… - Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the assessment of animal welfare in
slaughterhouses. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of slaughter …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and perspectives on the welfare of Italian heavy pigs on farms

M Vitali, E Nannoni, L Sardi, G Martelli - Animals, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Italian heavy pigs are characterized by much higher body weights and age
at slaughter (approximately 160–170 kg, and over 9 months of age) than the majority of pigs …