Iveta Bedáňová – MASO-INTERNATIONAL

Death rates in various categories of cattle transported to slaughterhouses

Authors: Veronika Šímová, Vladimír Večerek, Eva Voslářová, Annamaria Passantino and Iveta Bedáňová
Keywords: fattening, livestock, mortality, slaughter

A total of 1 554 945 head of cattle were transported for slaughter in the Czech Republic from 2009 to 2014, of which 1 935 (0.124%) died from causes connected with transport. Mortality rates in cattle differed statistically highly significantly (P < 0.01) according to the individual categories of cattle. The greatest mortality rate associated ... [Read more…]

The relationship between mortality in dairy cows transported for slaughter and season of the year

Authors: Veronika Šímová, Vladimír Večerek, Eva Voslářová and Iveta Bedáňová
Keywords: ambient temperature, dairy cows, mortality, transport

The level of animal mortality connected with transport for slaughter is reflective of the standard of welfare provided to the transported animals. Increased mortality during transport may, therefore, be a sign of violation of the obligations imposed on breeders and hauliers by the valid legislation regulating the commercial transport of animals. The aim of this … [Read more…]