Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries
Preslaughter stunning; the induction of unconsciousness and insensibility of animals prior to slaughter, is an important process for the welfare of livestock. The application of stunning is required by legislation in some countries, and rarely practised in others. In order to effectively advocate th...
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| description | Preslaughter stunning; the induction of unconsciousness and insensibility of animals prior to slaughter, is an important process for the welfare of livestock. The application of stunning is required by legislation in some countries, and rarely practised in others. In order to effectively advocate the implementation of stunning in the regions that do not include the practice as standard, it is first important to understand attitudes towards stunning, barriers to implementing stunning, and stakeholder willingness to embrace the practice. To this purpose, 17 focus group sessions were held with leaders in livestock production in China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh. Leaders were asked to rate their perceived willingness of livestock stakeholders to embrace stunning, and their rationales were discussed. In addition to this, the leaders were asked to present ideas to improve the willingness of stakeholders to embrace stunning. The data were qualitatively analysed used thematic analysis, quantified, and presented within this manuscript. Importantly, different attitudes and solutions existed by country, mostly in line with the predominating religion within the country, and the stage of economic development. Concerns around nonstatic and constantly evolving animal welfare benchmarks were also presented as important factors impacting the adoption of stunning, and the technical methods used. The findings of this study may aid in the development of programs that aim to increase the adoption of preslaughter stunning practices, to the purpose of improving animal welfare during slaughter. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fb00e514cf249f89b9b3a6f0306fd102022-12-22T00:20:49ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152019-05-019522410.3390/ani9050224ani9050224Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian CountriesMichelle Sinclair0Zulkifli Idrus1Georgette Leah Burns2Clive J. C. Phillips3Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, AustraliaInstitute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaEnvironmental Futures Research Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Nathan, QLD 4111, AustraliaCentre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, AustraliaPreslaughter stunning; the induction of unconsciousness and insensibility of animals prior to slaughter, is an important process for the welfare of livestock. The application of stunning is required by legislation in some countries, and rarely practised in others. In order to effectively advocate the implementation of stunning in the regions that do not include the practice as standard, it is first important to understand attitudes towards stunning, barriers to implementing stunning, and stakeholder willingness to embrace the practice. To this purpose, 17 focus group sessions were held with leaders in livestock production in China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh. Leaders were asked to rate their perceived willingness of livestock stakeholders to embrace stunning, and their rationales were discussed. In addition to this, the leaders were asked to present ideas to improve the willingness of stakeholders to embrace stunning. The data were qualitatively analysed used thematic analysis, quantified, and presented within this manuscript. Importantly, different attitudes and solutions existed by country, mostly in line with the predominating religion within the country, and the stage of economic development. Concerns around nonstatic and constantly evolving animal welfare benchmarks were also presented as important factors impacting the adoption of stunning, and the technical methods used. The findings of this study may aid in the development of programs that aim to increase the adoption of preslaughter stunning practices, to the purpose of improving animal welfare during slaughter.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/5/224animal welfareChinastunningslaughterlivestockAsia |
| spellingShingle | Michelle Sinclair Zulkifli Idrus Georgette Leah Burns Clive J. C. Phillips Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries Animals animal welfare China stunning slaughter livestock Asia |
| title | Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries |
| title_full | Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries |
| title_fullStr | Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries |
| title_short | Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries |
| title_sort | livestock stakeholder willingness to embrace preslaughter stunning in key asian countries |
| topic | animal welfare China stunning slaughter livestock Asia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/5/224 |
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