Livestock-handling assessments to improve the welfare of cattle, pigs and sheep

Grandin, Temple

doi:10.1071/an16800

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“…There is already scientific information about many of the causes of poor welfare and practical information about how to improve welfare, yet preventable mistakes that lead to many economic losses are made [98]. Some welfare problems mentioned in Table 1 require that genetic selection of farm animals be modified to reduce productivity since the animals are metabolically over-taxed.…”

Section: The Main Welfare Challenges In Production Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human Relationships with Domestic and Other Animals: One Health, One Welfare, One Biology

Tarazona

Ceballos

Broom

2019

Animals

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Excessive human population growth, uncontrolled use of natural resources, including deforestation, mining, wasteful systems, biodiversity reduction by agriculture, and damaging climate change affect the existence of all animals, including humans. This discussion is now urgent and people are rethinking their links with the animals we use for clothing, food, work, companionship, entertainment, and research. The concepts of one health, one welfare, and one biology are discussed as a background to driving global change. Nothing should be exploited without considering the ethics of the action and the consequences. This review concerns domesticated animals, including those used for human consumption of meat, eggs, and milk; horses kept for work; and dogs kept for company. Animal welfare includes health, emotional state, and comfort while moving and resting, and is affected by possibilities to show behavior and relationships with others of the same species or with humans. We show some examples of the relations between humans and domesticated animals in the environmental context, including zoonotic diseases, and consider the consequences and the new paradigms resulting from current awareness.

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Section: The Main Welfare Challenges In Production Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human Relationships with Domestic and Other Animals: One Health, One Welfare, One Biology

Tarazona

Ceballos

Broom

2019

Animals

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“…Good stockmanship is a cost-effective way of improving productivity and product quality (Barnett and Hemsworth 2009;Hemsworth 2018). It is an ongoing imperative that all livestock industry personnel are appropriately trained in animal husbandry and stockmanship to ensure animal welfare (Grandin 2018).…”

Section: Animal Welfarementioning

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The societal role of meat: the Dublin Declaration with an Australian perspective

et al. 2023

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It is clear that the societal role of meat is being challenged with ideological and simplified logic without substantiation from robust data-driven science. With this background, the international summit titled ‘The societal role of meat – what the science says’ was held in Dublin, Ireland, during October 2022, to provide evidence-based evaluations and the Dublin Declaration was signed by over 1000 scientists. In this paper, we provide a synopsis of the summit and then give context for evaluating the societal role of meat in Australia. The key themes of the summit were the essential roles of meat in (1) diet and health, (2) a sustainable environment and (3) society, economics and culture. Evidence clearly showed the role of meat as a nutrient-dense source of high-quality protein and micronutrients that can be safely consumed by humans. Further, the complementary role of livestock in agricultural systems was highlighted with both plant- and animal-based agriculture reliant on each other to maximise the efficient production of food. Thus, from both an Australian and world perspective, very little food considered to be human-edible is fed to livestock. The role of livestock in rural societies across the world was emphasised to underpin regional and national economies, with particular importance in those countries with developing economies to facilitate growing wealth to ‘step out’ of poverty and provide gender equality. Meat production, particularly from ruminants, is a critical part of Australian primary production and it is concluded that the Dublin Declaration is highly relevant to Australia. Finally, concern regarding future funding and organisation of research and extension is discussed. There is a need to continue funding highly collaborative programs that bring a broad range of disciplines together, in conjunction with undergraduate and postgraduate teaching to underpin the social license to operate for meat and livestock production.

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“…Previous experience and training of the staff can also influence the quality of animal handling (Pilecco et al, 2013). In this way, it is possible to observe that when workers receive training in good animal handling practices, they present more positive attitudes, and are able to better identify the risks related to the handling procedures (Grandin, 2010, 2018; Ceballos et al, 2018).…”

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Effect of different catching practices during manual upright handling on broiler welfare and behavior

et al. 2019

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The aim of this study was to identify the influence of different catching practices during manual upright handling on broiler welfare and behavior. Catching was examined in a total of 4,595 Cobb broilers with average live weight of 3.2 kg and 42 days old. Six catching practices were evaluated: shed curtain position, loading time, catching method, catching team, height of the crates from the floor, and placement of the bird in the crate. Behavioral welfare indicators were defined as follows: 1) broiler agitation in the catcher's hands, measured when the birds flapped their wings, kicked, or wriggled in the hands; 2) broiler striking the crate entrance as it was being placed in the crate, measured when the birds get the head, wings, or legs, hit at the crate entrance; and 3) broiler agitation in the crate, measured when birds flapped the wings or jumped inside the crate for 3 s or more after placement in the crate. A logistic regression model was used to calculate the chance of occurrence of each behavioral welfare indicator due to the handling factors. All catching practices evaluated in the present study influenced the birds’ welfare and behavior. Thus, some procedures during broiler catching potentially improved their behavior, making them less prone to accidents, and consequently improved their welfare. The catching process should be performed with the curtains in the closed position, carrying one broiler per catcher in an upright position while containing its wings, carefully placing the birds inside the crates, and with the crates being positioned at a height of at least 21 cm from the ground. Additionally, it was concluded that more attention should be given to the broiler catchers, since the position of the curtain, loading time, and position of the crate during handling can influence the work done by them, affecting the welfare and behavior of both humans and birds.

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Livestock-handling assessments to improve the welfare of cattle, pigs and sheep

Cited by 12 publications

References 47 publications

Human Relationships with Domestic and Other Animals: One Health, One Welfare, One Biology

Human Relationships with Domestic and Other Animals: One Health, One Welfare, One Biology

The societal role of meat: the Dublin Declaration with an Australian perspective

Effect of different catching practices during manual upright handling on broiler welfare and behavior

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