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Noise and stress responses in sheep and pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

M.H. Anil ,
Ö. Özgen ,
P. Warriss ,
T. Knowles ,
S. Brown ,
J.L. McKinstry ,
J. Edwards ,
S. Adams  and
R. Rodway
M.H. Anil
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal ScienceUniversity of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
Ö. Özgen
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal ScienceUniversity of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
P. Warriss
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal ScienceUniversity of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
T. Knowles
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal ScienceUniversity of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
S. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal ScienceUniversity of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
J.L. McKinstry
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal ScienceUniversity of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
J. Edwards
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal ScienceUniversity of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
S. Adams
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal ScienceUniversity of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
R. Rodway
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
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The Farm Animal Welfare Council made a recommendation in its report on the welfare of livestock at the time of slaughter in 1984 that noise levels in slaughterhouses should be reduced. There were specific recommendations for using materials such as plastics for reducing the noise in the construction of gates, shackle lines, conveyors etc. This recommendation was based on the assumption that excessive noise such as found in a slaughterhouse environment would cause stress. However, it is not clear whether in fact animals show a stress response to slaughterhouse noise.

Type
Assessing Animal Welfare
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 73
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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References

HMSO (1984). Reference Book 248. Farm Animal Welfare Council. Report on the Welfare of Livestock (Red Meat Animals) at the time of slaughter.Google Scholar
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