Animal Welfare

A review of the humaneness of puntilla as a slaughter method
pp. 3-8(6)
Authors: Limon, G; Guitian, J; Gregory, NG

Advances in the electrical stunning and bleeding of ostriches
pp. 9-13(5)
Author: Hoffman, LC

Human-animal relationships at sheep and cattle abattoirs
pp. 15-21(7)
Authors: Coleman, GJ; Rice, M; Hemsworth, PH

Evidence for pain in decapod crustaceans
pp. 23-27(5)
Author: Elwood, RW

Auditing animal welfare and making practical improvements in beef-, pork- and sheep-slaughter plants
pp. 29-34(6)
Author: Grandin, T

Preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of captive-bolt guns as a killing method without exsanguination for horned and unhorned sheep
pp. 35-42(8)
Authors: Gibson, TJ; Ridler, AL; Lamb, CR; Williams, A; Giles, S; Gregory, NG

Stress at slaughter in cattle: role of reactivity profile and environmental factors
pp. 43-49(7)
Authors: Terlouw, EMC; Bourguet, C; Deiss, V

Identifying reasons for stun failures in slaughterhouses for cattle and pigs: a field study
pp. 51-60(10)
Authors: von Wenzlawowicz, M; von Holleben, K; Eser, E

Veterinary certificates for emergency or casualty slaughter bovine animals in the Republic of Ireland: are the welfare needs of certified animals adequately protected?
pp. 61-67(7)
Authors: Cullinane, M; O'Sullivan, E; Collins, G; Collins, DM; More, SJ

Improving the poultry shackle line
pp. 69-74(6)
Authors: Lines, JA; Berry, P; Cook, P; Schofield, CP; Knowles, TG

Assessment of unconsciousness during slaughter without stunning in lambs
pp. 75-80(6)
Authors: Rodríguez, P; Velarde, A; Dalmau, A; Llonch, P

Complications during shechita and halal slaughter without stunning in cattle
pp. 81-86(6)
Authors: Gregory, NG; von Wenzlawowicz, M; von Holleben, K; Fielding, HR; Gibson, TJ; Mirabito, L; Kolesar, R

Welfare during gathering and loading of deer bred for meat in Italy
pp. 87-94(8)
Authors: Quiliquini, D; Alpigiani, I

WSPA and APSRI humane slaughter programme in China: STEPS^®
pp. 95-97(3)
Authors: Zili, J; Kolesar, R

Captive-bolt euthanasia of cattle: determination of optimal-shot placement and evaluation of the Cash Special Euthanizer Kit^® for euthanasia of cattle
pp. 99-102(4)
Authors: Gilliam, JN; Shearer, JK; Woods, J; Hill, J; Reynolds, J; Taylor, JD; Bahr, RJ; Crochik, S; Snider, TA

Licensing poultry CO₂ gas-stunning systems with regard to animal welfare: investigations under practical conditions
pp. 103-111(9)
Authors: von Holleben, K; von Wenzlawowicz, M; Eser, E

Pain perception at slaughter
pp. 113-122(10)
Authors: Johnson, CB; Gibson, TJ; Stafford, KJ; Mellor, DJ

Aversion to the inhalation of nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures compared to high concentrations of carbon dioxide for stunning rabbits
pp. 123-129(7)
Authors: Llonch, P; Rodríguez, P; Velarde, A; de Lima, V Abreu; Dalmau, A

The effect of stun duration and level of applied current on stun and meat quality of electrically stunned lambs under commercial conditions
pp. 131-138(8)
Authors: Berg, C; Nordensten, C; Hultgren, J; Algers, B

The use of a single empirical outcome measure to assess welfare in slaughter plants: between- and within-sector comparisons of the supply base for a major retail multiple
pp. 139-145(7)
Authors: Roberts, F; Lucas, A; Johnson, S

Equivalency between EU and non-EU countries regarding animal welfare at slaughter
pp. 147-148(2)
Author: Cassidy, T

Speaker Abstracts
pp. 149-154(6)

Poster Abstracts
pp. 155-174(20)