HSA General Publications

These HSA publications provide practical information on handling, marketing and slaughter of a variety of farm animals. They are suitable for stockmen, smallholder farmers and hobby farmers as well as those who keep farm animals as pets. Place your order using the latest HSA catalogue, or download FREE pdf copies of selected publications. The publications include the larger General Publications and the smaller Factsheets.

General Publications

Recent Advances in the Welfare of Livestock at Slaughter - proceedings of the HSA Centenary International Symposium, Portsmouth 2011. UFAW 2012. ISSN 0962-7286	£20.00
Design of Facilities at Livestock markets RVC/HSA
Making a Difference - 100 years of the Humane Slaughter Association HSA 2011. ISBN 978 1 871561 432	£5.00
Prevent Slips and Falls by Managing Concrete Floors RVC/EBLEX 2010	£0.50
Farewell - Making the Right Decision - A guide for horse owners on the humane destruction of aged or injured horses. HSA & CJA 2009
Best Practice Guidelines for Group-Stunning Systems- ADAS/HSA/IAE 2007	£1.00
Caring to the End - A guide to the humane dispatch of livestock for smallholders, hobby farmers and those who keep farm animals as pets HSA & CJA 2007. ISBN 1 871561 40X	£2.50
To Market To Market - A Practical Handling Guide for Livestock Drovers HSA & CJA 1993. ISBN 1 871561 08 6	£2.00
Practical Slaughter of Poultry - A guide for the Small Producer 2nd Edition HSA & CJA 2001. ISBN 1871 561 16 7	£2.00
Code of Practice for the Disposal of Chicks in Hatcheries - 2nd Edition HSA & CJA 2001. ISBN 1 871561 17 5	£2.00
Improved Handling Systems for Pigs at Slaughter Cambac JMA Research/HSA/MLC 1999	£0.50
Cattle Handling in Abattoirs and Markets Cambac JMA Research/HSA/MLC 2001	£0.50
The Casualty Sheep Sheep Veterinary Society 1994	£0.50
BCVA Emergency Slaughter Booklet BCVA 2005	£0.50

Technical Information Posters

Laminated colour information posters available in either A3 or A4 format. HSA & CJA 2009/10. Click PDF to download a sample copy of each poster
Humane Slaughter of Sheep ...........................................................................A3 laminated poster ...........................................................................A4 laminated poster	£4.00 £3.00
Humane Slaughter of Cattle ...........................................................................A3 laminated poster ...........................................................................A4 laminated poster	£4.00 £3.00
Humane Slaughter of Pigs ...........................................................................A3 laminated poster ...........................................................................A4 laminated poster	£4.00 £3.00
Stunning Poultry: Mechanical Percussive Devices ...........................................................................A3 laminated poster ...........................................................................A4 laminated poster	£4.00 £3.00
Humane Killing of Portion-Sized Rainbow Trout Using Electrical Pipeline Stunners ...........................................................................A3 laminated poster ...........................................................................A4 laminated poster	£4.00 £3.00

HSA Factsheets

Harvesting of Farmed Fish
From Farm to Food - A Few Questions Answered
History of The Society
Transport of Animals
Livestock Markets - **Updated Version**
Religious Slaughter: The Facts
Poultry Slaughter: A Fowl End?

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