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ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020

Review of Livestock Welfare Indicators Relevant for the Australian Live Export Industry.

Patricia A Fleming, Sarah L Wickham, Emma J Dunston-Clarke, Renee S Willis, Anne L Barnes, David W Miller, Teresa Collins

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Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. River transport of cattle in northern Brazil - a systematic review.Tropical animal health and production · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Patricia A FlemingCollege of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0626-3851
Sarah L WickhamCollege of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
Emma J Dunston-ClarkeCollege of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5252-4808
Renee S WillisCollege of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9085-7232
Anne L BarnesCollege of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
David W MillerCollege of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
Teresa CollinsCollege of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4597-0812

Funding

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment NALiveCorp NAMeat and Livestock Australia W.LIV.3032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animal welfare is an important issue for the live export industry (LEI), in terms of economic returns, community attitudes and international socio-political relations. Mortality has traditionally been the main welfare measure recorded within the LEI; however, high mortality incidents are usually acted upon after adverse events occur, reducing the scope for proactive welfare enhancement. We reviewed 71 potential animal welfare measures, identifying those measures that would be appropriate for use throughout the LEI for feeder and slaughter livestock species, and categorised these as animal-, environment- and resource-based. We divided the live export supply chain into three sectors: (1) Australian facilities, (2) vessel and (3) destination country facilities. After reviewing the relevant regulations for each sector of the industry, we identified 38 (sector 1), 35 (sector 2) and 26 (sector 3) measures already being collected under current practice. These could be used to form a 'welfare information dashboard': a LEI-specific online interface for collecting data that could contribute towards standardised industry reporting. We identified another 20, 25 and 28 measures that are relevant to each LEI sector (sectors 1, 2, 3, respectively), and that could be developed and integrated into a benchmarking system in the future.

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behaviourbenchmarkingphysiologyquality assurancewelfare indicators

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PMID32708293
PMCPMC7401645

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