Skuladottir, Gislina and Phythian, Clare Joan and Holmoy, Ingrid Hunter and Myhrene, Guro and Alvåsen, Karin and Martin, Adam Dunstan
(2022).
Overview of the practices of on-farm emergency slaughter of cattle in the Nordic countries.
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 64
:1
, 9
[Article Review/Survey]
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Abstract
On farm mortality is an increasing problem in cattle production systems in the Nordic countries. It represents an economic loss to the farmer and raises questions of sustainability, food waste and animal welfare. On-farm emergency slaughter (OFES) represents, in some situations, an opportunity for a farmer to salvage some of the economic value from an animal that cannot be transported to a slaughterhouse. The basis of the regulation of OFES in the Nordic countries originates largely from legislation from the European Union. However, this review has found that the availability and practice of OFES in the Nordic countries differs considerably. For example, in Norway 4.2% of all cattle slaughter is OFES, whilst in Iceland OFES has never been recorded. National food safety authorities have issued differing regulations and guidelines regarding the suitability of sick and injured animals for OFES. This review shows there is a paucity of data regarding the incidence and reasons for the use of OFES of cattle in the Nordic countries and points out the need for more investigation into this area to improve veterinary education, consumer protection and animal welfare.
Authors/Creators: | Skuladottir, Gislina and Phythian, Clare Joan and Holmoy, Ingrid Hunter and Myhrene, Guro and Alvåsen, Karin and Martin, Adam Dunstan | ||||||
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Title: | Overview of the practices of on-farm emergency slaughter of cattle in the Nordic countries | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2022 | ||||||
Volume: | 64 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Article number: | 9 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 11 | ||||||
Publisher: | BMC | ||||||
ISSN: | 0044-605X | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Article Review/Survey | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 402 Animal and Dairy Science > Animal and Dairy Science. | ||||||
Keywords: | Animal hygiene, Cattle, Mortality, On farm emergency slaughter, Slaughter | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-116726 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-116726 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 27592 | ||||||
Faculty: | VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | ||||||
Department: | (VH) > Dept. of Clinical Sciences | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 22 Apr 2022 08:25 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2022 08:31 |
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