Welfare and health of horses transported for slaughter within the European Union Part 1: Methodology and descriptive data

Marlin, D. J.; Kettlewell, P.J.; Parkin, T. D. H.; Kennedy, Mark; Broom, Donald M.; Wood, James

doi:10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00124.x

Cited by 36 publications

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“…For this reason, transport is likely to be more tiring and equidae are likely to require more room to brace and adjust their position, especially when transport involves many changes in velocity and acceleration, for example during non-motorway road transport. This observation is supported by new evidence from Marlin et al (2011) who reported a significant increase in injury risk in horses transported in articulated vehicles.…”

Section: Provisions For All Means Of Transportsupporting

confidence: 76%

“…Observations on slaughter horses observed when transported within the EU indicated that the provision of water was consistently inadequate and that horses frequently displayed behaviour indicative of extreme dehydration and thirst (Marlin et al, 2011).…”

Section: Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They rely on sweating to thermoregulate at high temperatures and this can be compromised when ventilation within a load is restricted (Davidson and Harris in Waran et al, 2002;Marlin et al, 2011).…”

Section: Provisions For All Means Of Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Welfare problems in slaughter horses were listed in order of priority and conditions caused by owner abuse or neglect ranked top of this list (Grandin et al, 1999(Grandin et al, , 2010. Marlin et al (2011) carried out an extensive survey of over 2,700 slaughter horses transported within the EU. The proportion of horses deemed unfit for transport at the point of origin was 14%.…”

Section: Injury and Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

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Scientific Opinion Concerning the Welfare of Animals during Transport

2011

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The Scientific Opinion on the welfare of animals during transport reviewed the most recent scientific information concerning the main farm species. New scientific evidence and consequent conclusions and recommendations were arranged following the structure of Annex I of EC Regulation 1/2005 5 . On fitness for transport, recommendations for cattle and poultry were focused on repeated humane handling and careful inspection prior to transport. On the means of transport, use of partitions in horse transport, compulsory fasting of pigs with provision of water at stops, and temperature limits for poultry were major recommendations. Maintaining stability of animal groups was recommended as good practice, with special emphasis on the need to avoid mixing unfamiliar pigs or goats. On watering and feeding intervals, journey times and resting periods, journey duration should not exceed 12 hours for horses and 29 hours for cattle. Horses should be supplied with water one hour before and one hour after transport, and for cattle there should be a 24 hour recovery period with access to food and water. For rabbits, time spent inside the containers during lairage should be considered journey time. Space allowance for horses should be given in terms of kg/m 2 instead of m 2 /animal. For cattle and sheep, it is recommended that space allowances should be calculated according to an allometric equation relating size to body weight. Limits for stocking densities of broilers in containers should be related to thermal conditions. On the navigation systems, temperature monitoring systems should be incorporated. Minimum standards should be established regarding data type to be recorded, the 4 The changes do not affect the overall conclusions of the opinion. To avoid confusion, the original version of the opinion has been removed from the website, but is available on request, as is a version showing all the changes made.

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Section: Provisions For All Means Of Transportsupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Provisions For All Means Of Transportmentioning

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Section: Injury and Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

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Scientific Opinion Concerning the Welfare of Animals during Transport

2011

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“…The European Parliament states that "the transport of meat and other animal products is technically easier and ethically more rational than the transport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughtered" (European Parliament 2012). It is a paradox that one of the reasons why horses are transported long distances is the fact that consumers desire local meat (Marlin et al 2011).…”

Section: The Animal Undefined and The Vagueness Of Legitimate Human-amentioning

confidence: 99%