Halal slaughter of livestock: animal welfare science, history and politics of religious slaughter / Awal Fuseini.
2023
HD9334
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Title
Halal slaughter of livestock: animal welfare science, history and politics of religious slaughter / Awal Fuseini.
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ISBN
9783031175664 (electronic bk.)
3031175662 (electronic bk.)
3031175654
9783031175657
3031175662 (electronic bk.)
3031175654
9783031175657
Publication Details
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-17566-4 doi
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HD9334
Dewey Decimal Classification
664/.9029
Summary
This unique volume gives insight into the science of slaughter with in-depth discussion of neural communication and the welfare aspects of pre-slaughter handling and slaughter of livestock. The concepts of conscious perception, unconsciousness, stunning, slaughter and death are discussed to provide readers with an understanding of the different events that lead to the conversion of animals into carcasses and subsequently into meat. This accessible work is an excellent resource for learning about welfare issues of different techniques, as it includes historical aspects of religious and conventional slaughter with a focus on the developments around technologies. It comprises the advent of mechanical slaughter in the form of poleaxes to present day use of sophisticated stunning equipment. Moreover, the author covers key aspects of halal meat production and discusses the politics of religious slaughter with an emphasis on the increasing number of anti-halal movements across Europe, America and others. The slaughter of animals for consumption by people of faith is economically significant and has led to a race for market share by multinational retail enterprises. However, there are also ethical and political aspects of religious slaughter which have always divided opinion. The topic of this book provides an important link to the disciplines of animal welfare research, the meat industry and the food business. Scientists, students, as well as government agencies, veterinarians and professionals in food processing and slaughter technology manufacturing will find this an important account. Simplified summaries and practical notes make this reference highly readable.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 10, 2022).
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Animal welfare (Springer) ; v. 22.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The science of conscious perception and death
Chapter 3: Pre-slaughter handling and possible impact on animal welfare and meat quality
Chapter 4: Religious slaughter
Chapter 5: Socio-political aspects of religious slaughter.
Chapter 2: The science of conscious perception and death
Chapter 3: Pre-slaughter handling and possible impact on animal welfare and meat quality
Chapter 4: Religious slaughter
Chapter 5: Socio-political aspects of religious slaughter.