Impact of Social Buffering and Restraint on Welfare Indicators during UK Commercial Horse Slaughter

Current legislation in the United Kingdom stipulates that horses should not be slaughtered within sight of one another. However, abattoir personnel anecdotally report that, for semi-feral horses unused to restraint, co-slaughtering alongside a conspecific could reduce distress through social bufferi...

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Auteurs principaux:	Katharine A. Fletcher, Georgina Limon, Barbara Padalino, Genevieve K. Hall, Natalie Chancellor, Andrew Grist, Troy J. Gibson
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Collection:	Animals
Sujets:	slaughter semi-feral conspecifics equine restraint handling
Accès en ligne:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/14/2276
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