Killing for purposes other than slaughter: poultry

Poultry of different ages may have to be killed on‐farm for purposes other than slaughter (in which slaughtering is defined as being for human consumption) either individually or on a large scale (e.g. because unproductive, for disease control, etc.). The processes of on‐farm killing that were asses...

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Published inEFSA journal Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. e05850 - n/a
Main Authors Nielsen, Søren Saxmose, Alvarez, Julio, Bicout, Dominique Joseph, Calistri, Paolo, Depner, Klaus, Drewe, Julian Ashley, Garin‐Bastuji, Bruno, Gonzales Rojas, Jose Luis, Gortázar Schmidt, Christian, Miranda Chueca, Miguel Ángel, Roberts, Helen Clare, Sihvonen, Liisa Helena, Spoolder, Hans, Stahl, Karl, Velarde Calvo, Antonio, Viltrop, Arvo, Winckler, Christoph, Candiani, Denise, Fabris, Chiara, Van der Stede, Yves, Michel, Virginie
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LanguageEnglish
Published United States John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.11.2019
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Summary:Poultry of different ages may have to be killed on‐farm for purposes other than slaughter (in which slaughtering is defined as being for human consumption) either individually or on a large scale (e.g. because unproductive, for disease control, etc.). The processes of on‐farm killing that were assessed are handling and stunning and/or killing methods (including restraint). The latter were grouped into four categories: electrical methods, modified atmosphere, mechanical methods and lethal injection. In total, 29 hazards were identified and characterised, most of these regard stunning and/or killing. Staff were identified as origin for 26 hazards and 24 hazards were attributed to lack of appropriate skill sets needed to perform tasks or due to fatigue. Specific hazards were identified for day‐old chicks killed via maceration. Corrective and preventive measures were assessed: measures to correct hazards were identified for 13 hazards, and management showed to have a crucial role in prevention. Eight welfare consequences, the birds can be exposed to during on‐farm killing, were identified: not dead, consciousness, heat stress, cold stress, pain, fear, distress and respiratory distress. Welfare consequences and relevant animal‐based measures were described. Outcome tables linking hazards, welfare consequences, animal‐based measures, origins, preventive and corrective measures were developed for each process. Mitigation measures to minimise welfare consequences were also proposed.
Bibliography:Figures 3 and 15: © Berg C; Figures 4a, 5a, 11, 13, and 17: © European Commission; Figures 4b, 8, 9 and 16: © Raj ABM; Figures 5b and 5c, © Anses; Figure 6: © Top‐equipment B.V.; Figure 7: © Livetec systems UK; Figure 10: © Technocatch LLC, USA; Figure 12: © Velarde A.; Figure 14: © Meneghetti MM based on a photo by J Hopkins, from Sparrey et al.
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Acknowledgements: The AHAW Panel wishes to thank the following for the support provided to this scientific output: the hearing experts Charlotte Berg, Marie Bourin, Marien Gerritzen, Mohan Raj. National expert in professional Training (NEPT programme) Rodrigo Guerrero Bosagna (Ministry of Agriculture – Chile), trainee Marie Louise Schneider (AHAW team, ALPHA unit, EFSA) and Alessandro Broglia (Senior scientific officer, AHAW, ALPHA unit, EFSA).
Adopted: 26 September 2019
Figures 3 and 15: © Berg C; Figures 4a, 5a, 11, 13, and 17: © European Commission; Figures 4b, 8, 9 and 16: © Raj ABM; Figures 5b and 5c, © Anses; Figure 6: © Top‐equipment B.V.; Figure 7: © Livetec systems UK; Figure 10: © Technocatch LLC, USA; Figure 12: © Velarde A.; Figure 14: © Meneghetti MM based on a photo by J Hopkins, from Sparrey et al., 2014; Figure 18: © UFAW
Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2018‐00716
Requestor: European Commission
Panel members: Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Klaus Depner, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortázar Schmidt, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Virginie Michel, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Helen Clare Roberts, Liisa Helena Sihvonen, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde Calvo, Arvo Viltrop and Christoph Winckler.
ISSN:1831-4732
1831-4732
DOI:10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5850