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Abattoir-Based Measures to Assess Swine Welfare: Analysis of the Methods Adopted in European Slaughterhouses.
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- Comparative Analysis of Abattoir-Based Measures and On-Farm Pig Welfare Indicators in Italian Fattening Heavy Pigs.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Image-based assessment of tail docking and tail biting in slaughtered pigs across three European countries.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Post mortem laboratory detection of Helicobacter spp. in swine.Veterinary research communications · 2025Article
- Detecting ear lesions in slaughtered pigs through open-source convolutional neural networks.Porcine health management · 2025Article
- Osteomyelitis in Pig Carcasses at a Portuguese Slaughterhouse: Association with Tail-Biting and Teeth Resection.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- An Integrated Analysis of Abattoir Lung Lesion Scores and Antimicrobial Use in Italian Heavy Pig Finishing Farms.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Feasibility of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in the Classification of Pig Lung Lesions.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Comparison between two scoring methods to assess tail damage of docked pig carcasses during postmortem inspection in Ireland.Veterinary record open · 2023Article
- Opportunities for Regulatory Authorities to Assess Animal-Based Measures at the Slaughterhouse Using Sensor Technology and Artificial Intelligence: A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Comparing Visual-Only and Visual-Palpation Post-Mortem Lung Scoring Systems in Slaughtering Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Undocked Tails, Mycoplasma-like Lesions and Gastric Ulcers in Slaughtering Pigs: What Connection?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Practical Application of the Five Domains Animal Welfare Framework for Supply Food Animal Chain Managers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- The Research Progress of Vision-Based Artificial Intelligence in Smart Pig Farming.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Relationship between Bruises on Carcasses of Beef Cattle and Transport-Related Factors.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Applying Bipartite Network Analysis and Ordination Technique to Evaluate Long-Term Data from Veterinary-Sanitary Examination of Slaughtered Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Training Convolutional Neural Networks to Score Pneumonia in Slaughtered Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Predictivity of Antemortem Findings on Postmortem Inspection in Italian Heavy Pigs Slaughterhouses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Knowledge and Perspectives on the Welfare of Italian Heavy Pigs on Farms.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
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Abstract
The assessment of swine welfare requires feasible, reliable, and reasonable indicators. On-farm evaluation of pig welfare can provide valuable information to veterinarians and farmers. However, such protocols can result expensive and time-consuming. With this regard, an interest in the appraisal of swine welfare at abattoir has grown over the recent years. In particular, the use of certain lesions collected directly from slaughtered animals to determine the welfare status of pigs has been evaluated by several authors. In the present review, the different methods developed to score lesions collected directly from the body and the viscera of animals slaughtered in European abattoirs ("abattoir-based measures") are presented. The text specifically focuses on the methods currently available in the literature for the scoring of body, pluck and gastric lesions during post-mortem activities. Moreover, the strengths and weaknesses of abattoir-based measures schemes are discussed. To conclude, the future perspectives of the assessment of pig welfare at the slaughterhouse are described, appealing for a benchmarking system that can be systematically used by veterinarians and other professional figures involved in the process.
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