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Practical Resources
Guide to on-farm stunning and euthanasia of speciality poultry and barnyard fowl
[PDF - 409 kB]
MAPAQ. 2008
Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals
American Veterinary Medical Association. 2013
Mobile slaughter of cattle and pigs
[PDF - 247 kB]
Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering. 2005
Practical Euthanasia of Cattle
[PDF - 686 kB]
American Association of Bovine Producers. 2013
Recommended Animal Handling Guidelines & Audit Guide: A Systematic Approach to Animal Welfare
American Meat Institute. 2013
Scientific Results
Auditing animal welfare at slaughter plants
Meat Science (2010) 86: 56-65
Effects of lairage and slaughter conditions on animal welfare and pork quality
Canadian Journal of Animal Science (2010) 90: 461-469
Human–animal interactions at abattoirs: Relationships between handling and animal stress in sheep and cattle
Applied Animal Behaviour Science (2011) 135: 24-33
A review of welfare in cattle, sheep and pig lairages, with emphasis on stocking rates, ventilation and noise
Animal Welfare (2008) 17: 275-284
