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

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
Subjects:
stress-reactions
synapse reflex
bleeding time
bleeding quality
physiological response
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/2/247

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