Slaughter of Pregnant Cattle at an Austrian Abattoir: Prevalence and Gestational Age

The slaughter of pregnant cattle raises ethical–moral questions with regard to animal welfare, but also concerns of consumers because of higher levels of sex steroids in the meat from pregnant cattle. Since no data on the slaughter of pregnant cattle in Austria were available, we examined uteri of s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ignaz Zitterer, Peter Paulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
cow
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/8/2474