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Factors affecting rabbit meat consumption among Spanish university students
Contributor(s):: González-Redondo, Pedro
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The naturecultures of foie gras: techniques of the body and a contested ethics of care
Contributor(s):: Heath, Deborah
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Apr 29 2015
Humane Slaughter Association Welfare Officer Seminar
The HSA is planning to hold a one-day seminar for the meat and livestock industry on “The changing role of the animal welfare officer in the light of EC 1099/2009”.Speakers from government,...
https://habricentral.org/events/details/267
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Broiler chicken welfare assessment in GLOBALGAP certified and non-certified farms in Brazil
Contributor(s):: Souza, A., Oliveira Sans, E. C. de, Muller, B. R., Molento, C. F. M.
Regarding broilers, Brazil is the third largest producer and the leading chicken meat exporter in the world. Independent certifications are required by some importers in the European Union (EU) to guarantee compliance with minimum welfare requirements. Our objective was to compare broiler chicken...
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Moral steaks? Ethical discourses of in vitro meat in academia and Australia
Contributor(s):: Dilworth, T., McGregor, A.
The profile and possibilities of in vitro meat are rapidly expanding, creating new ethical conundrums about how to approach this nascent biotechnology. The outcomes of these ethical debates will shape the future viability of this technology and its acceptability for potential consumers. In this...
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Young Blond d'Aquitaine, Angus and Limousin bulls differ in emotional reactivity: relationships with animal traits, stress reactions at slaughter and post-mortem muscle metabolism
Contributor(s):: Bourguet, C., Deiss, V., Boissy, A., Terlouw, E. M. C.
The present study investigated relationships between reactivity during tests, stress reactions at slaughter and animal traits in young Blond d'Aquitaine (BA), Limousin (LI) and Angus (AN) bulls. Behavioural and physiological reactivity of animals was evaluated during rearing using a "Human test"...
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Intentions and values in animal welfare legislation and standards
| Contributor(s):: Lundmark, F., Berg, C., Schmid, O., Behdadi, D., Rocklinsberg, H.
The focus on animal welfare in society has increased during the last 50 years. Animal welfare legislation and private standards have developed, and today many farmers within animal production have both governmental legislation and private standards to comply with. In this paper intentions and...
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Moral disengagement in harmful but cherished food practices? An exploration into the case of meat
| Contributor(s):: Graca, J., Calheiros, M. M., Oliveira, A.
Harmful but culturally cherished practices often endure in spite of the damages they cause. Meat consumption is increasingly becoming one of such cases and may provide an opportunity from which to observe these phenomena. Growing evidence indicates that current and projected production and...
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Technology as responsibility: failure, food animals, and lab-grown meat
| Contributor(s):: Galusky, W.
As we become more aware of the various problems associated with technologically mediated meat production (e.g., the lives of the animals, the human health effects of consuming meat, the ecological impacts of large-scale animal farming), we also confront a variety of technologically mediated...
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Perceptions among university students in Seville (Spain) of the rabbit as livestock and as a companion animal
| Contributor(s):: González-Redondo, P., Contreras-Chacón, G. M.
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Production costs and animal welfare for four stylized hog production systems
| Contributor(s):: Seibert, L., Norwood, F. B.
Nonhuman animal welfare is arguably the most contentious issue facing the hog industry. Animal advocacy groups influence the regulation of hog farms and induce some consumers to demand more humane pork products. Hog producers are understandably reluctant to improve animal well being unless the...
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Special issue: food animal husbandry and the new millennium. (Special issue: food animal husbandry and the new millennium)
| Contributor(s):: Serpell, J. A., Parsons, T. D.
The special issue contains four articles which evaluate animal welfare in livestock production; also, they give a critical appraisal of the food animal industry during this present time. The first two articles deal mainly on the changing attitudes and public perceptions of animal agriculture in...
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The welfare and productivity of dry sows in different group housing systems in New Zealand
| Contributor(s):: Chidgey, K. L., Morel, P. C. H., Barugh, I. W.
This research aimed to evaluate sow welfare and identify potential welfare compromise in specific group housing systems for sows in New Zealand. The relationship between overall welfare outcome on-farm and sow productivity was also investigated. Twenty commercial farms were chosen to represent...
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A framework for sustainability transition: the case of plant-based diets
| Contributor(s):: Vinnari, M., Vinnari, E.
Societal and technological development during the last century has enabled Western economies to achieve a high standard of living. Yet this profusion of wealth has led to several outcomes that are undesirable and/or unsustainable. There is thus an imperative need for a fundamental and rapid...
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Docking the value of pigmeat? Prevalence and financial implications of welfare lesions in Irish slaughter pigs
| Contributor(s):: Harley, S., Boyle, L. A., O'Connell, N. E., More, S. J., Teixeira, D. L., Hanlon, A.
Expansion of the meat inspection process to incorporate animal-based welfare measurements could contribute towards significant improvements in pig ( Sus scrofa domesticus) welfare and farm profitability. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of different welfare-related lesions on the...
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England's Sacred Beast?
| Contributor(s):: Claridge, Jordan
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Acceptability of Electrical Stunning and Post-Cut Stunning Among Muslim Communities: A Possible Dialogue
| Contributor(s):: Salamano, G., Cuccurese, A., Poeta, A., Santella, E., Sechi, P., Cambiotti, V., Cenci-Goga, B. T.
Current technical-scientific advances allow a reappraisal of some practices used during religious slaughter without compromising its deep and essential meaning, through to the identification of techniques that limit the nonhuman animal vigilance without causing any lesion that may impair its...
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Childhood pet ownership, attachment to pets, and subsequent meat avoidance. The mediating role of empathy toward animals
| Contributor(s):: Rothgerber, H., Mican, F.
Researchers studying childhood pet ownership outcomes do not typically focus on measures of adult diet, and those studying the psychology of meat consumption do not normally consider early experiences with companion animals. The present research sought to integrate these two areas by examining...
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Attitudes toward animals among German children and adolescents
| Contributor(s):: Binngiesser, J., Wilhelm, C., Randler, C.
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Evaluation of on-farm veal calves' responses to unfamiliar humans and potential influencing factors
| Contributor(s):: Leruste, H., Bokkers, E. A. M., Heutinck, L. F. M., Wolthuis-Fillerup, M., Werf, J. T. N. van der, Brscic, M., Cozzi, G., Engel, B., Reenen, C. G. van, Lensink, B. J.
