Influence of breed and rearing management on cattle reactions during human handling

Boivin, Xavier; Neindre, Pierre Le; Garel, J. P.; Chupin, J. M.

doi:10.1016/0168-1591(94)90131-7

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“…The observed perception by both consumers and meat traders that while cattle rearing methods may be approriate, which did not translate to approriate transportation and handling of animals at the market, seems to suggest that the consumers has some knowledge of how poor handling methods at the markets can affect meat quality. Similar observations were reported in literature (Boissy and Bouissou, 1988;Boivin et al, 1994). It is generally accepted that early handling of cattle at the farm brings long lasting experiences when cattle are handled in future (Muchenje et al, 2009a).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Preliminary study on consumers’ and meat traders’ perceptions of beef quality and how the beef quality is affected by animal welfare practices

Vimiso¹,

Muchenje²,

Marume³

et al. 2012

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A study was conducted to determine the perceptions of rural meat consumers and traders on meat quality and how the welfare of slaughter cattle affects beef quality. The study focused on three stages: Prior to purchase, at point of purchase and at point of consumption. A total of 102 rural consumers and 31 meat traders were conveniently sampled and used in the study. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation (PCA) were conducted in order to identify the underlying structure of the items used for measuring evaluations of animal welfare issues, expected eating quality and determinants of purchasing decisions, while the CALIS procedure was used to analyze the structural relationships. With regards to consumers, estimated relationships showed significant association between the visual quality items and the perceived beef quality with regards to the meat traders; weak and negative relationships existed between visual quality indicators and perceived beef quality. This means that product quality can be accurately inferred from the consumers who are the purchasers and end users of the meat products. Significant negative realationships existed between the cattle rearing methods component and the items covered by the animal handling at abattoir component, meaning that the meat traders believe that cattle handling at the abattoir are at variance with the way the cattle are reared at the farm, and therefore this could have an effect on meat quality. Principal component analysis also showed that quality of beef and purchase motives followed a one-dimensional concept for both the consumers and meat, meaning that they perceived quality of beef is associated with price, packaging, place of slaughter and butcher reputation. It was conluded that consumers and meat traders have convergent perceptions on the animal welfare issues and meat qiality aspects of beef.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Preliminary study on consumers’ and meat traders’ perceptions of beef quality and how the beef quality is affected by animal welfare practices

Vimiso¹,

Muchenje²,

Marume³

et al. 2012

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“…This hypothesis has not been further investigated yet. Enhanced fearfulness of humans enhances the likelihood of attacks as has been shown under free range conditions (Boivin et al, 1994;Le Neindre et al, 1996). Therefore, this aspect deserves more investigation in the future.…”

Section: Consequences For the Farmermentioning

confidence: 93%

“…To which degree this is obtained under housing conditions will not only depend on the presence of horns, but on a multitude of animal related as well as housing and management related factors such as genetics (e.g. Le Neindre and Sourd, 1984;Boivin et al, 1994;Plusquellec and Bouissou, 2001), resource availability (e.g. Wierenga, 1990;von Keyserlingk and Weary, 2010;Krawczel et al, 2012;Huzzey et al, 2013), social management (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

To be or not to be horned—Consequences in cattle

2015

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“…A number of recent studies have indicated that the type of handling may infl uence behaviour and human-animal relationship in terms of approachability and fear of humans in different species of farm animals such as pigs (Tanida et al, 1994), sheep (Mateo et al, 1991), cattle (Boivin et al, 1994) and rabbits (Anderson et al, 1973;Kersten et al, 1989;Jezierski and Konecka, 1996;Pongrácz and Altbäcker, 2003;Verga et al, 2004). In kits, even minimal human contact is effective in reducing rejection of the caretaker, so handling could be a useful tool to reduce stress and improve welfare even under intensive farming conditions (Csatádi et al, 2005).…”

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Effect of handling in pre-weaning rabbits

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ABSTRACT:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of regular daily handling in the first week after birth on weight gain and the fear reaction towards a new environment and human beings in domestic kits (Tonic Immobility test: TI, Emergence test: ET). Two groups in the same environment and fed the same diet were analysed: handled group and control (17 litters, 9 kits/litter per group). No differences in weight gain were recorded. During ET at 33 d of age, handled kits took less time to enter the arena than control group kits. TI duration was shorter in handled kits, which required more inductions than the control group. It was found that minimal human contact imposed before nursing reduced the fear of humans in rabbit kits. Our handling method requires minimal contact and can be used to reduce fear and improve welfare in rabbits. Moreover, the short length of the handling procedure allows stockpersons to produce tamer rabbits, reducing stress levels.

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Influence of breed and rearing management on cattle reactions during human handling

Cited by 92 publications

References 11 publications

Preliminary study on consumers’ and meat traders’ perceptions of beef quality and how the beef quality is affected by animal welfare practices

Preliminary study on consumers’ and meat traders’ perceptions of beef quality and how the beef quality is affected by animal welfare practices

To be or not to be horned—Consequences in cattle

Effect of handling in pre-weaning rabbits

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