Stress-free slaughter of outdoor cattle

K.J. Schiffer; S.K. Retz; M. von Wenzlawowicz; O. Hensel

Stress-free slaughter of outdoor cattle

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K.J. Schiffer

K.J. Schiffer ¹University of Kassel, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Nordbahnhofstr. 1a, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany

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S.K. Retz

S.K. Retz ¹University of Kassel, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Nordbahnhofstr. 1a, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany

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M. von Wenzlawowicz

M. von Wenzlawowicz ²bsi Schwarzenbek, P.O. Box 1469, 21487 Schwarzenbek, Germany; katrin.schiffer@uni-kassel.de

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O. Hensel

O. Hensel ¹University of Kassel, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Nordbahnhofstr. 1a, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany

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Seiten:: 516–521

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086867844_084

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During the last decades, many improvements regarding transport conditions, preslaughter handling and stunning of cattle at commercial abattoirs have been developed but still a lot of difficulties do occur. Especially animals not accustomed to human-animal contact, such as frequently the case in free range beef cattle, can be even more challenging to handle at the day of slaughter. In 2011, free-bullet rifle shooting has become an allowable on-farm slaughter method for outdoor cattle in Germany. To enhance free-bullet rifle shooting to become a more professional method is the superior aim of our studies and certain practice recommendations could already be concluded. Our recommendations are mainly based on four studies of a pilot project, which are partly under evaluation and partly ongoing. The first study is aimed at gaining information about the effectiveness of different types of weapons and ammunition. Isolated heads of post-mortem cattle (German Angus, Galloway and crossbreeds, total n=44) were shot in different ways and sections of the skulls were done, focusing mainly on the shot location, shooting angle, penetration depth and transformation of the bullet as well as on the penetrated brain tissue. In the second study, live cattle (German Angus, Galloway and Highland Cattle, total n=31) were shot according to the results of the first study while behavioural observations and video monitoring have been done. To control stun quality, the same pathological recording as in the first study, but also including brain haemorrhages, was performed. The third and fourth studies (ongoing) focus on key parameters of meat quality and on behavioural signs of pre-mortal stress, respectively. One group (Galloway, n=50) gets slaughtered by using the free-bullet rifle shooting method compared to another group of the same herd (n=50), slaughtered ordinarily at the abattoir (captive bolt stunning). However, free-bullet rifle shooting of outdoor cattle might be a solution for completely stress-free slaughter on certain farms willing to fulfil all the requirements. Most attention has to be paid to the shooter’s capabilities.

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The ethics of consumption

The citizen, the market, and the law

ISBN:: 9789086867844

Verleger:: Wageningen Academic

Print-Publikationsdatum:: 01 Nov 2013

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