Can emotional reactivity predict stress responses at slaughter in sheep?

Deiss, Véronique; Temple, Déborah; Ligout, Séverine; Racine, Claude; Bouix, Jacques; Terlouw, Claudia; Boissy, Alain

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2009.03.018

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“…As well as the potential for disturbance to affect performance through diet composition and intake, disturbance can also compromise the welfare of wildlife species through increased stress. Jayakody et al (2008) found that deer exposed to a similar amount of disturbance increased their vigilance, a behaviour that can be associated with physiological stress (Monclus et al 2005;Deiss et al 2009). Symptoms of stress have been found in several species following human disturbance, for example penguins (Ellenberg et al 2009), quail (Bertin et al 2008), wolves and elk (Creel et al 2002), although welfare is not necessarily affected (Creel et al 2002;Martin and Reale 2008).…”

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Responses of red deer (Cervus elaphus) to regular disturbance by hill walkers

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Disturbance to wildlife from human recreational activities is increasing as remote areas become accessible to greater numbers of people. We used Global Positioning System tracking collars to monitor the movements of red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags (n=8) in a herd whose feeding grounds lie close to a popular walking track in the Highlands of Scotland. The track is used by around 20,000 walkers per year and is busiest in summer and at weekends. In a 2-year study, the locations of collared deer were recorded at 2-h intervals on typically busy days (Sundays: mean number of walkers=204) and quiet days (Wednesdays: mean number of walkers=49) during May and June. The deer were consistently further from the track on Sundays than Wednesdays (371 vs 286 m) and moved greater distances between fixes (365 vs 308 m). The amount of time spent (percentage of total fixes) in the small area of grassland closest to the track was lower on Sundays than Wednesdays (6% vs 13%). Although 97% of walkers use the track during the day (between 0800 and 2000 h), there was no evidence of compensatory use of grassland at night, when the deer moved to higher ground dominated by heather moorland. The results demonstrate that animals which appear to be habituated to regular disturbance within their home territory may nevertheless alter their behaviour and potentially diet composition, as a result of that disturbance.

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Responses of red deer (Cervus elaphus) to regular disturbance by hill walkers

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“…During transport and handling, animals might be exposed to unfavorable conditions such as food and water deprivation, unfavorable temperature or ventilation, aggressions and physical shocks which cause hunger and thirst, heat stress and pain. Such unfavorable conditions compromise also meat quality [2,8]. This study revealed that the incidence of non-ambulation and death of animals were common due to overcrowding and falling on the truck (mostly as a result of poor driving behavior of drivers and poor road conditions), hunger, disease, and unfavorable weather the animals were exposed to.…”

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Animal Supply and Logistics Activities of Abattoir Chain in Developing Countries: The Case of Kumasi Abattoir, Ghana

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The concern about the welfare of livestock during transport is increasing as animal production and transport for slaughter and breeding is increasing. The main objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics of animal supply and activities in slaughter chain in the Kumasi abattoir, Ghana. The main stakeholders were indentified and interviewed. Based on the data and information gathered (through interview, field measurements, observation and activity registration), the main characteristics of the animal supply and activities in the abattoir chain were mapped out. The study indicated that the animals were sourced from inside and outside Ghana. The purchased animals were first sent to a local collection centre before onward transportation to the Cattle Market in the Kumasi city, where the animals should stay until sold and taken to abattoir to be slaughtered. The study indicated that inhuman way of animal handling, incidence of non-ambulation, sickness and death of animals were common during transport as well as inside Kumasi cattle market. The slaughtering procedures and meat distribution to the butcheries lacked good hygienic conditions compromising meat safety and quality. These issues of animal welfare and meat safety and quality should get attention and improvements must be planned.

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“…alertness behavior) of horses fed with a low-fiber and high-starch diet were correlated with cecal and colonic bacteria concentrations. In experimental tests, vigilance is usually defined as a stress indicator [10,39,40]. Hence the behavioral stress response in novelty and sociability tests and the gut flora may have a bidirectional communication in horses fed with a very low-fiber diet.…”

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confidence: 99%