https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6912

Determination of plasmatic cortisol for evaluation of animal welfare during slaughter

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2017)
Submitted: 14 July 2017
Accepted: 4 September 2017
Published: 29 September 2017
Animal welfare, Stress markers, Cortisol
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Edmondo Ceci
edmondo.ceci@uniba.it
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-4855
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Patrizia Marchetti
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Giorgio Samoilis
Freelance Veterinarian, Bari, Italy.
Stefano Sportelli
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Rocco Roma
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Roberta Barrasso
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Giuseppina Tantillo
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Giancarlo Bozzo
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
The plasmatic cortisol levels of 60 eight-month-old calves (Charolais breed) were measured as stress indicators resulting from two types of slaughter: traditional and religious rite. The plasmatic cortisol levels were evaluated during three different stages of their productive life: during growth, after transport and during slaughter. The thirty calves slaughtered after stunning showed plasmatic cortisol values of 4.85±3.2; 36.36±12.2 and 45.08±14.1 nmol/L, during growth, in the slaughterhouse stables and during exsanguination, respectively. Conversely, the average values found in the thirty calves subjected to ritual slaughter were 2.96±1.2; 31.65±25.4 and 68.70±30.6 nmol/L. The results of the study showed that animal welfare should be improved in both forms of slaughter.

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Edmondo Ceci, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
Veterinary Medicine Department
Patrizia Marchetti, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
Veterinary Medicine Department
Roberta Barrasso, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
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Giuseppina Tantillo, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari
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Ceci E, Marchetti P, Samoilis G, Sportelli S, Roma R, Barrasso R, Tantillo G, Bozzo G. Determination of plasmatic cortisol for evaluation of animal welfare during slaughter. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 29 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];6(3). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/6912

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