Animal Welfare Beyond the Farm Gate: Latest developments in humane slaughter and transport of animals
Location: The Catalyst, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK and online
Conference programme
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Day 1
– Registration – Welcome and introduction – Welfare at time of killing for farmed insects Keynote speaker - Meghan Barrett, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana USA – Networking break – Session 1: Killing of neonates in emergencies – Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) on the practical and welfare implications of the use of mechanical blunt force trauma devices to euthanise piglets under 10kg in weight David Pritchard, consultant in veterinary and animal welfare science, UK – A qualitative analysis of stockperson's knowledge, beliefs and perceptions of on-farm emergency killing of piglets Lesley Jessiman, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Scotland – Neonate killing discussion panel – Session 2: Automated welfare monitoring – “Abattoir Air Quality: An Unknown Quantity". Volatile Organic Compound Characterisation in Beef Abattoirs Ellie Gannon, Harper Adams University, UK – Automated monitoring of pig and broiler chicken welfare during the pre-slaughter and stunning phase Noemie Van Noten, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium – One year of slaughterhouse-based monitoring reveals the welfare status of spent hens in Flanders Anneleen Watteyn, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium – Lunch and networking
– Session 3: Poultry slaughter – Survey overview of controlled atmosphere stunning practices and animal welfare assessment in poultry slaughterhouses Valentina Monistero, Italian National Reference Centre for Animal Welfare, Italy – Identification of animal welfare concerns during shackling and electrical waterbath stunning of ducks under commercial conditions Aranzazu Varvaro Porter, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Spain – Assessing state of consciousness after waterbath stunning in ducks: stunning efficiency, and inter-observer repeatability under commercial conditions Sarah Lombard, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), France – Waterbath stunning of poultry Charlie Mason, Humane Slaughter Association, UK – Networking break – Session 4: Humane slaughter of aquatic species – Neurophysiological Signatures of Stunning in Cephalopods: Toward Humane Slaughtering Practices Marianna De Luca, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy – In-Water Batch Stunning of Decapod Crustaceans Felicity Wilson, University of Stirling, Scotland – Can ice slurry be refined as a humane slaughter method for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)? Wasseem Emam, Ethical Seafood Research, UK – Balancing Percussive Stunning Effectiveness and Product Presentation in Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) and Emerging Aquaculture Species in Brazil Jackson Gross, University of California, USA – Aquatic slaughter discussion panel Thank you and close
Day 2
– Registration – Welcome and introduction – Session 1: Transport and handling – Improving animal welfare during long-distance livestock transhumant migration through pastoralist training and capacity building Mandeep Singh Azad, SKUAST, India – Feeding in Transit: Welfare Considerations for Unweaned Calves During Long Distance Transport Luca van Dijk, Aarhus University, Denmark – Emergency management of overturned trucks transporting pigs: an interview-based case study in France Emeline Nogues, Aarhus University, Denmark – Networking break – Welfare implications of temporary stay durations and resource access for growing pigs at assembly barns Rick Hernandez, Aarhus University, Denmark – Automatic loading of broilers for processing: an alternative to manual catching Marco Facchinetti, CMC Industries, Italy – Session 2: Depopulation – Humane Endings: Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals Cia Johnson, American Veterinary Medical Association, USA – Poultry depopulation session To be confirmed – Panel discussion on depopulation – Lunch and networking – Session 3: Slaughter of red meat species – Reducing stress and improving animal welfare: the role of mobile slaughter units and policy implications for alternative slaughter methods Enrica Massalin, Eurogroup for Animals, Belgium – International guidance on equine welfare at slaughter, including in resource-restricted contexts: publication of guidelines by HSA, RVC and World Horse Welfare Kate Fletcher, Humane Slaughter Association, UK – Networking break – Session 4: Religious and non-stun slaughter – Promoting and supporting pre-stunned Halal meat George Eustice – Behavioural, brainstem and electroencephalographic assessment of the time to loss of consciousness in poultry following non-stunned slaughter Troy Gibson, Royal Veterinary College, UK – Rapid Loss of Consciousness in Cattle Following Non-Stun Slaughter: Evidence from a Systematic Review Jacob Hascalovici, Hackensack Meridian Health, New York – Thank you and close
Contact Details:
HSA, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8AN, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1582 831919; Website: www.hsa.org.uk; Email: [email protected]
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