Slaughtering of Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) with and without Stunning: A Focus on the Neurobiology of Pain, Hyperalgesia, and Sensitization
Ver/Abrir
Autor/a
Grandin, Temple
Strappini, Ana
Gerritzen, Marien
Ghezzi, Marcelo
Martínez-Burnes, Julio
Hernández-Ávalos, Ismael
Domínguez-Oliva, Adriana
Casas-Alvarado, Alejandro
Mota-Rojas, Daniel
Fecha de publicación
2023-07-25ISSN
2076-2615
Resumen
The slaughter process in livestock is considered a stressor where the transport and handling of animals, as well as the selected stunning and bleeding methods, can cause acute pain, distress, and suffering. In water buffaloes, although stunning is known to be performed before bleeding to induce unconsciousness, no emphasis is made on the nociceptive events during this process. Particularly, current mechanical stunning methods applied to cattle are unsuitable for water buffaloes due to anatomical differences in the skull from other large ruminants. Furthermore, although very high-pressure pneumatic (200–220 psi) may be effective in the frontal position for lighter-weight water buffalos, for heavier animals, it is less likely to be effective. The present review aims: (1) to analyze the anatomical particularities of water buffaloes to discuss the importance of selecting a stunning method suitable for buffaloes, and (2) to revise the potential pain-related consequences, such as hyperalgesia and sensitization, and the signs to assess the stun quality and death to comprehend the relevance of a proper technique according to the species.
Tipo de documento
Artículo
Versión del documento
Versión publicada
Lengua
Inglés
Materias (CDU)
636 - Explotación y cría de animales. Cría del ganado y de animales domésticos
Páginas
16
Publicado por
MDPI
Publicado en
Animals
Citación
Grandin, Temple, Antonio Velarde, Ana Strappini, Marien Gerritzen, Marcelo Ghezzi, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Ismael Hernández-Ávalos, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, and Daniel Mota-Rojas. 2023. “Slaughtering of Water Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) with and without Stunning: A Focus on the Neurobiology of Pain, Hyperalgesia, and Sensitization.” MDPI. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. July 25. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/15/2406.
Program
Benestar Animal
Este ítem aparece en la(s) siguiente(s) colección(ones)
- ARTICLES CIENTÍFICS [2576]
El ítem tiene asociados los siguientes ficheros de licencia:
Excepto si se señala otra cosa, la licencia del ítem se describe como http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/