ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Effects of Slaughter Knife Sharpness on Blood Biochemical and Electroencephalogram Changes in Cattle.
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- Electroencephalogram and Physiological Responses as Affected by Slaughter Empathy in Goats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Influence of the Slaughter Method on the Hygienic Quality of Beef Cattle Meat and Animal Welfare Biomarkers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Application of Electroencephalography in Preslaughter Management: A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- The Welfare of Fighting Dogs: Wounds, Neurobiology of Pain, Legal Aspects and the Potential Role of the Veterinary Profession.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Oral supplementation of alkaline phosphatase in poultry and swine.Translational animal science · 2022Article
- Time to Loss of Behavioral and Brainstem Responses of Ducks following Non-Stunned Slaughter.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Quality of Death in Fighting Bulls during Bullfights: Neurobiology and Physiological Responses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- Effects of Slaughter Positions on Catecholamine, Blood Biochemical and Electroencephalogram Changes in Cattle Restrained Using a Modified Mark IV Box.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Pain at the Slaughterhouse in Ruminants with a Focus on the Neurobiology of Sensitisation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- Welfare of cattle at slaughter.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2020Article
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Abstract
The sharpness of the knife used for slaughter is of the utmost importance from an animal welfare perspective. The quantification of knife sharpness is almost impossible in abattoirs. The sharpness of the knife blade used to slaughter an animal, as well as its effects on animals' pain and stress levels, is an important area of investigation that needs to be addressed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of knife sharpness on blood biochemical parameters, plasma catecholamines, and electroencephalographic (EEG) responses. Twenty Brahman crossbred steers were either subjected to slaughter with a sharp knife (n = 10) or a commercial sharp knife (n = 10); knife sharpness was measured with the ANAGO
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