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Algotsson, Magnus
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Ahsan, M., Hasan, B., Algotsson, M. & Sarenbo, S. (2014). Handling and Welfare of Bovine Livestock at Local Abattoirs in Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 17(4), 340-353
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Handling and Welfare of Bovine Livestock at Local Abattoirs in Bangladesh
2014 (English)In: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, ISSN 1088-8705, E-ISSN 1532-7604, Vol. 17, no 4, p. 340-353Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) allows rope casting and the tying of legs for nonhuman animals laughter without stunning. Thehandling and welfare of bovine livestock (Bosindicus and Bubalus bubalis) were studied in 8 local abattoirs in 5 districts of Bangladesh. A totalof 302 animals were evaluated. At the local abattoirs, approximately 1/3 of the cattle and water buffalo were eithere maciated orinjured/sick. The size and vigor of the animals determined the casting method. Small and weak animals were cast on concrete floors by lifting a foreleg followed by pushing, or simply by twisting the head of the animal and then binding the legs with rope. Vigorous animals such as buffalo were castusing ropes and human force. Bleeding was slow and flaying was sometimes initiated before the animals were unconscious. Pulling and tearing of the trachea and pouring of water into the exposed trache a shortly after cutting were also observed in some cases.The over all animal handling was unnecessarily rough and he OIE standards were not implemented. Animals are subjected to considerable mistreatment, and there is an urgent need for the training nde ducation of the staff in a battoirs concerning humanes laughtering practices as well as a need to build moderns laughtering plants in Bangladesh.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2014
Keywords
slaughter, bovine, welfare, välfärd, slakt, nötkreatur
National Category
Animal and Dairy Science Agricultural Science
Research subject
Natural Science, Environmental Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-33678 (URN)10.1080/10888705.2014.905782 (DOI)000341442800004 ()2-s2.0-84906938359 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2014-04-08 Created: 2014-04-08 Last updated: 2019-05-07Bibliographically approved
Ahsan, M., Hasan, B., Algotsson, M. & Sarenbo, S. (2012). Casting methods, slaughtering activities, hygiene practice and animal welfare of cattle-buffalo at local slaughter houses in Bangladesh. In: Presented at the Eighteenth BSVER Annual Scientific Conference (BSVER ASCon XVIII) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh, 18-19 February 2012: . Paper presented at Eighteenth BSVER Annual Scientific Conference (BSVER ASCon XVIII) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh, 18-19 February 2012 (pp. 34-35).
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Casting methods, slaughtering activities, hygiene practice and animal welfare of cattle-buffalo at local slaughter houses in Bangladesh
2012 (English)In: Presented at the Eighteenth BSVER Annual Scientific Conference (BSVER ASCon XVIII) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh, 18-19 February 2012, 2012, p. 34-35Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The study documented first time in Bangladesh of different locally practiced rope casting methods of Cattle-buffalo before slaughtering at local slaughter houses of six representative places of five different districts. The study also documented the most inhumane and primitive system of Cattle-buffalo transportation and handling in the abattoirs from both native and cross-border traded source. Animals were transported by driving on foot or in crowded truck for several days over harsh road without feed, water and adequate rest. We found that 89.06% animals were injured at sacral, ribs and shoulder area due to transportation in densely populated truck among 64 injured animals. It revealed that animals were slaughtered beside human toilet, road sides, unclean surface; and Dogs, Crows and Chickens easily entered at slaughter area. More than 21% animals were in very poor health condition and cachectic and 21.19% animals were injured and 11.25% animals had other clinical signs among 302 inspected animals. Diarrhoea was predominant other than injury (59.09%) and elevated body temp to the next (25%) and one pregnant animal also found to slaughter. We also detected six heavily injured and one highly exhausted lied animals just after unloading of truck by instant inspection at Cattle market. The research revealed that in Bangladesh Muslim Scholars permit conditional stunning before slaying but lack of facilities and information, humane slaughtering method is not practiced. Lack of implementation of the “Animal Slaughter and Meat Control Act”, absence or weak inspection of veterinarian increased unauthorized butcher-man and slaughter house; unhygienic, unsafe and lower quality meat production; animal welfare concern and zoonotic disease risk. 

National Category
Agricultural Science, Forestry and Fisheries
Research subject
Natural Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-58315 (URN)
Conference
Eighteenth BSVER Annual Scientific Conference (BSVER ASCon XVIII) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh, 18-19 February 2012
Available from: 2016-11-26 Created: 2016-11-26 Last updated: 2019-05-07Bibliographically approved
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