Effects of transport distance and the season of the year on death rates among hens and roosters in transport to poultry processing plants in the Czech Republic in the period from 1997 to 2004

Voslářová, Eva; Janáčková, B.; Vitula, F.; Kozak, Agnieszka; Večerek, Vladimír

doi:10.17221/1881-vetmed

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“…High mortality has been found following transport of spent hens (Petracci et al, 2006), and this increases with transport duration. Voslarova et al (2007) found mortalities of 0.6% and 1.6% on journeys of ,50 km and up to 300 km, respectively. It has often been discussed whether these animals should be transported at all, and alternative methods of catching and killing are being sought (e.g.…”

Section: Poultrymentioning

confidence: 87%

Road transport of farm animals: effects of journey duration on animal welfare

Nielsen

Dybkjær

Herskin

2011

Animal

106

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Transport of farm animals gives rise to concern about their welfare. Specific attention has been given to the duration of animal transport, and maximum journey durations are used in legislation that seek to minimise any negative impact of transport on animal welfare. This paper reviews the relatively few scientific investigations into effects of transport duration on animal welfare in cattle, sheep, horses, pigs and poultry. From the available literature, we attempt to distinguish between aspects, which will impair welfare on journeys of any duration, such as those associated with loading, and those aspects that may be exacerbated by journey time. We identify four aspects of animal transport, which have increasing impact on welfare as transport duration increases. These relate to (i) the physiological and clinical state of the animal before transport; and -during transport -to (ii) feeding and watering; (iii) rest and (iv) thermal environment. It is thus not journey duration per se but these associated negative aspects that are the cause of compromised welfare. We suggest that with a few exceptions, transport of long duration is possible in terms of animal welfare provided that these four issues can be dealt with for the species and the age group of the animals that are transported.

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Section: Poultrymentioning

confidence: 87%

Road transport of farm animals: effects of journey duration on animal welfare

Nielsen

Dybkjær

Herskin

2011

Animal

106

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“…In studies on broiler transportation, the main factors affecting the mortality rate and live weight loss during transportation between the farms and the processing plants are catching method (Ekstrand, 1998;Knierim & Gokce, 2003), transportation distance (Nijdam et al, 2004;Vecerek et al, 2006;Voslarova et al, 2007;Ondrasovicova et al, 2008;Sowinska et al, 2013), time of transportation (Bayliss & Hinton, 1990;Warriss et al, 1992;Nijdam et al, 2004;Bianchi et al, 2005;Luptakova et al, 2012), lairage time at the reception area (Bayliss & Hinton, 1990;Nijdamet al, 2004, Vieira et al, 2010, transportation duration (Bayliss & Hinton, 1990), crate stocking density (Bayliss & Hinton, 1990;Chauvin et al, 2011), seasonal conditions (Vecerek et al, 2006;Petracci et al, 2006;Voslarova et al, 2007;Drain et al, 2007;Elsayed, 2014), daily average temperature (Warriss et al, 2005;Elsayed, 2014), and weather conditions (Chauvin et al, 2011).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Environmental factors, including temperature and humidity (Warriss et al, 2005; Chauvin et al, 2011), season and time of the day (Moran & Bilgili, 1995;Petracci et al, 2006;Vecerek et al, 2006;Drain et al, 2007;Voslarova et al, 2007;Elsayed, 2014), distance between the poultry farm and the processing plant (Nijdamet al, 2004;Voslarova et al, 2007;Ondrasovicova et al, 2008;Sowinska et al, 2013;Vecerek et al, 2016), and transportation time (Bayliss & Hinton, 1990;Warriss et al,1992;Nijdam et al, 2004;Bianchi et al, 2005) also influence production losses.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of Transportation Distance, Slaughter Age, and Seasonal Factors on Total Losses in Broiler Chickens

Arıkan

Akın

Akçay

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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This study aimed at determining the total losses associated with the season, transportation distance, and slaughter age during the transportation of broilers from poultry farms to slaughterhouses in Turkey. All data and parameters were statistically analyzed and the change in total loss during transportation was evaluated by two-way analysis of variance to determine which factors or variables affect this change. Total transportation losses were compared among the four seasons of the year, two slaughter ages (younger broiler, 31-39 days of age; older broilers 40-46 days of age) and three distance ranges (short, ≤50 km; medium, 51-150 km; and long, ≥151 km). Total losses of 259.40 g, 307.35 g, and 350.14 g were determined for short, medium and long distances, respectively, indicating that losses increased with transportation distance (p<0.05). Broilers slaughtered at a younger age presented lower total losses than those slaughtered at an older age (p<0.05). When seasons were evaluated, the highest total loss was determined in the summer, which was not statistically different from that calculated for autumn, whereas total transportation losses in spring and winter were found relatively lower. The study showed longdistance transportation in the winter considerably increased total losses to levels similar to those obtained in the summer.

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“…Por isto, em diversos estudos têm sido observado que quanto maior a distância de transporte, maior foi o número de aves mortas na chegada ao abatedouro (Barbosa Filho et al, 2009). Voslarova et al (2007) encontraram resultados de mortalidade elevados em distâncias acima de 100 km, sendo que a menor proporção de aves mortas encontrada (0,6%) foi registrada em distâncias abaixo de 50 km. Seja nos meses mais quentes ou frios, o período da tarde é o mais problemático para o transporte, com relação ao estresse térmico das aves (Barbosa Filho et al, 2009).…”

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Efeito do estresse sobre a qualidade de produtos de origem animal

Alves¹,

Júnior²,

Santana³

et al. 2016

Pubvet

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RESUMO.A produção mundial de proteína de origem animal vem crescendo constantemente, ao mesmo passo que as exigências dos consumidores por produtos que satisfaçam suas necessidades e desejos. Assim é de fundamental importância o entendimento dos benefícios a serem alcançados com a introdução de programas que visam minimizar o efeito do estresse sobre o bem estar animal e nos produtos finais gerados a partir dessa exploração. A empresa tem como critério de pagamento, cálculos de rendimento e qualidade da carcaça. Assim, o animal que apresentar maior índice de perda de qualidade, devido a hematomas e lesões, proporcionados por técnicas rudimentares, irá proporcionar perdas financeiras ao produtor, além disso, o estresse também poderá comprometer a produção e qualidade dos produtos. Palavras chave: Aves, produção animal, ruminantesEffect of stress on animal products quality ABSTRACT. World production of animal protein has been growing steadily at the same pace that the demands of consumers for products that meet their needs and desires. So it is of fundamental importance to understanding of the benefits to be achieved with the introduction of programs to minimize the effect of stress on the animal welfare and the final products generated from that holding. The company's payment criterion, yield calculations and carcass quality. Thus, the animal that have a higher quality loss rate due to bruising and injury provided by rudimentary techniques, will provide financial losses to the grower, in addition, the stress can also involve the production and quality of products. Keywords: Poultry, livestock, ruminants IntroduçãoA produção mundial de proteína de origem animal vem crescendo constantemente, ao mesmo passo que as exigências dos consumidores por produtos que satisfaçam suas necessidades e desejos (FAPRI, 2015, FAO, 2015. Assim é de fundamental importância o entendimento dos benefícios a serem alcançados com a introdução de programas que visam minimizar o efeito do estresse sobre o bem estar animal e nos produtos finais gerados a partir dessa exploração.De acordo com Hötzel & Machado Filho (2004), o bem estar animal exerce impacto direto e indireto na segurança e qualidade dos alimentos, tendo como exemplo deste fato, o transporte animal, da propriedade rural ao frigorífico, que, uma vez conduzido segundo práticas adequadas, diminui seus problemas referentes ao stress animal, hematomas e fraturas, proporcionando ao frigorífico um produto com

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Effects of transport distance and the season of the year on death rates among hens and roosters in transport to poultry processing plants in the Czech Republic in the period from 1997 to 2004

Cited by 40 publications

References 16 publications

Road transport of farm animals: effects of journey duration on animal welfare

Road transport of farm animals: effects of journey duration on animal welfare

Effects of Transportation Distance, Slaughter Age, and Seasonal Factors on Total Losses in Broiler Chickens

Efeito do estresse sobre a qualidade de produtos de origem animal

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