Animal welfare is an important pillar of sustainability in meat
production. Intensive pig production increases efficiency in the use of
available resources, productivity and food security. However, it might
impair animal welfare. On farm, important welfare issues are related
to neonatal mortality and low level of sensory input, which are likely
to engender stereotypes and injurious behaviours, such as tail-biting.
Future research should be carried out to assess the primary causes of
piglet mortality in different types of farrowing systems as well as the
benefits of loose house systems, taking into account both the piglet
survival and the sow health and welfare. Short and long term consequences
of large litter size need to be also addressed. The minimum
requirement for manipulablematerial to express exploratory behaviour
should be also addressed to eliminate the need of tail docking.
Pre-slaughter handling refers to the interaction between humans and
animals prior to and during transport and at slaughter. Strategies to
reduce pre-slaughter stress will benefit carcass and meat quality, being
the training of stockpeople one of the most cost-effective policies to
improve animal welfare. These strategies include also the implementation
of standard monitoring procedures to detect signs of consciousness
after stunning, before sticking and during bleeding until death occurs.
Animal welfare is an important pillar of sustainability in meatproduction. Intensive pig production increases efficiency in the use ofavailable resources, productivity and food security. However, it mightimpair animal welfare. On farm, important welfare issues are relatedto neonatal mortality and low level of sensory input, which are likelyto engender stereotypes and injurious behaviours, such as tail-biting.Future research should be carried out to assess the primary causes ofpiglet mortality in different types of farrowing systems as well as thebenefits of loose house systems, taking into account both the pigletsurvival and the sow health and welfare. Short and long term consequencesof large litter size need to be also addressed. The minimumrequirement for manipulablematerial to express exploratory behaviourshould be also addressed to eliminate the need of tail docking.Pre-slaughter handling refers to the interaction between humans andanimals prior to and during transport and at slaughter. Strategies toreduce pre-slaughter stress will benefit carcass and meat quality, beingthe training of stockpeople one of the most cost-effective policies toimprove animal welfare. These strategies include also the implementationof standard monitoring procedures to detect signs of consciousnessafter stunning, before sticking and during bleeding until death occurs.
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