Review of Livestock Welfare Indicators Relevant for the Australian Live Export Industry.

ABSTRACT: Animal welfare is an important issue for the live export industry (LEI), in terms of economic returns, community attitudes and international socio-political relations. Mortality has traditionally been the main welfare measure recorded within the LEI; however, high mortality incidents are usually acted upon after adverse events occur, reducing the scope for proactive welfare enhancement. We reviewed 71 potential animal welfare measures, identifying those measures that would be appropriate for use throughout the LEI for feeder and slaughter livestock species, and categorised these as animal-, environment- and resource-based. We divided the live export supply chain into three sectors: (1) Australian facilities, (2) vessel and (3) destination country facilities. After reviewing the relevant re

SUBMITTER: Fleming PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7401645 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature