Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation
Halal and kosher slaughter have given the utmost importance to the sharpness of knives during the slaughter of animals. A sharp knife of appropriate dimension (blade length) makes slaughter less painful during neck severance and facilitates desirable bleeding. The role of knife sharpness has not bee...
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| author | Kumar, Pavan Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres Ahmed, Muideen Adewale Goh, Yong-Meng Kaka, Ubedullah Idrus, Zulkifli Sazili, Awis Qurni |
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| description | Halal and kosher slaughter have given the utmost importance to the sharpness of knives during the slaughter of animals. A sharp knife of appropriate dimension (blade length) makes slaughter less painful during neck severance and facilitates desirable bleeding. The role of knife sharpness has not been given due credit from an animal welfare perspective and is likely ignored by the people involved in slaughterhouses. A neat, clean, and efficient neck cut by an extremely sharp knife reduces the pain. It improves the bleeding out, thus making animals unconscious early without undergoing unnecessary pain and stress. It also helps in improving meat quality and food safety. A slight incremental improvement in knife sharpness could significantly improve the animal welfare, productivity, efficiency, and safety of meat plant workers. The present review critically analyzed the significance of knife sharpness in religious slaughter by reducing stress and pain and improving meat quality and food safety. The objective quantification of knife sharpness, proper regular training of slaughterers, and slow slaughter rate are the challenges faced by the meat industry. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-1103572024-09-04T03:20:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110357/ Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation Kumar, Pavan Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres Ahmed, Muideen Adewale Goh, Yong-Meng Kaka, Ubedullah Idrus, Zulkifli Sazili, Awis Qurni Halal and kosher slaughter have given the utmost importance to the sharpness of knives during the slaughter of animals. A sharp knife of appropriate dimension (blade length) makes slaughter less painful during neck severance and facilitates desirable bleeding. The role of knife sharpness has not been given due credit from an animal welfare perspective and is likely ignored by the people involved in slaughterhouses. A neat, clean, and efficient neck cut by an extremely sharp knife reduces the pain. It improves the bleeding out, thus making animals unconscious early without undergoing unnecessary pain and stress. It also helps in improving meat quality and food safety. A slight incremental improvement in knife sharpness could significantly improve the animal welfare, productivity, efficiency, and safety of meat plant workers. The present review critically analyzed the significance of knife sharpness in religious slaughter by reducing stress and pain and improving meat quality and food safety. The objective quantification of knife sharpness, proper regular training of slaughterers, and slow slaughter rate are the challenges faced by the meat industry. MDPI 2023-05 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110357/1/animals-13-01751.pdf Kumar, Pavan and Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar and Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres and Ahmed, Muideen Adewale and Goh, Yong-Meng and Kaka, Ubedullah and Idrus, Zulkifli and Sazili, Awis Qurni (2023) Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation. Animals, 13 (11). pp. 1-18. ISSN 2076-2615 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/11/1751 10.3390/ani13111751 |
| spellingShingle | Kumar, Pavan Abubakar, Ahmed Abubakar Imlan, Jurhamid Columbres Ahmed, Muideen Adewale Goh, Yong-Meng Kaka, Ubedullah Idrus, Zulkifli Sazili, Awis Qurni Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation |
| title | Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation |
| title_full | Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation |
| title_fullStr | Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation |
| title_short | Importance of knife sharpness during slaughter: Shariah and Kosher perspective and scientific validation |
| title_sort | importance of knife sharpness during slaughter shariah and kosher perspective and scientific validation |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110357/1/animals-13-01751.pdf |
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