Effect of Indigenous Slaughter Methods on the Behavioural Response, Bleeding Efficiency and Cardiac Arrest of Nguni Goats

Resource-limited farmers slaughter goats without stunning. The objective of the current study was to assess the influence of indigenous slaughter methods used by resource-limited households on slaughter stress-related behaviour, bleeding efficiency, and time to post-slaughter trauma of goats. Thirty...

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Main Authors: Zwelethu Mfanafuthi Mdletshe, Munyaradzi Christopher Marufu, Michael Chimonyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/2/247