Animal welfare assessment at slaughter in Europe: moving from inputs to outputs

Meat Science
Antonio Velarde, Antoni Dalmau

Abstract

Producers, retailers and other food chain actors increasingly recognize that consumer concerns for good animal welfare represent a business opportunity that could be profitably incorporated into their commercial strategies. Therefore, during the last decade, numerous trade groups (producers, processors, retailers and restaurant chains) have developed certification systems with their suppliers which include elements of animal welfare. The Welfare Quality® project has developed an integrated and standardised welfare assessment system based on twelve welfare criteria grouped into four main principles (good feeding, good housing, good health and appropriate behaviour) according to how they are experienced by animals. One of the innovations of the Welfare Quality® assessment system is that it focuses more on outcome measures (e.g. directly related to animal body condition, health aspects, injuries, behaviour, etc.). This paper has the objective to discuss the rationale behind the welfare assessment and to describe the Welfare Quality® assessment of pigs and cattle at the slaughterhouse.

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May 16, 2014·Meat Science·G C Miranda-de la LamaG A María
Jun 15, 2014·Meat Science·Temple Grandin
May 28, 2015·Meat Science·Antonio VelardeAntoni Dalmau
Oct 8, 2016·Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS·Daniel N QekwanaBeniamino T Cenci-Goga
Apr 15, 2017·Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS·Antoni DalmauAntonio Velarde
Mar 12, 2017·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Ihab Erian, Clive J C Phillips
Apr 5, 2018·Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS·Genaro C Miranda-de la LamaWilmer S Sepúlveda
Aug 16, 2019·Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS·Angela GuijarroFrancisco Peña
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Apr 23, 2020·Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI·Emma Dunston-ClarkeTeresa Collins
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Sep 3, 2020·EFSA Journal·UNKNOWN EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)Antonio Velarde
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