Page 22 of articles about slaughterhouse

European Union: Parliament authorises reform of public health checks on pork

Proposals to allow official abattoir vets to declare pork fit for human consumption after a simple visual check will go ahead after MEPs rejected a veto motion tabled by the Food Safety Committee.

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Italy: agreement between the main northern pig producing regions

The agreement focuses on two items with a paramount importance: The establishment of the reference carcass weight and the improvement in the implementation of the carcass classification system.

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European Union: criteria for evaluating studies on stunning methods

EFSA’s Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) has launched an open consultation.

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France: The Agricultural commmercial relationships Mediator will work towards the improvement of the swine sector

The French Minister of Agriculture has asked the Mediator of Agricultural commercial relationships to carry out a mediation process between producers, processors and wholesalers.

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Video tour of a pork plant featuring Temple Grandin

A tour of a pork plant guided by Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University and widely considered to be the world's leading expert on humane animal handling at meat packing plants. This video provides an honest look at how pigs are handled at pork packing plants.

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Germany: the most important swine abattoirs increase their market shares

The most important German swine abattoirs have managed to strengthen, in year 2012, their market position.

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Denmark: slaughtering pigs decreased

Pig slaughtering in Denmark fell below the 5m mark during the first quarter of 2013.

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Brazil wants to improve animal welfare during the slaughtering

The main goal of the ordinance is to update the Normative Instruction No. 3/2000 relative to the protection of animals during their slaughtering.

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Canada: pig numbers down

Hog producers reported 12.7 million hogs, down 0.5% from January 1, 2012.

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Malta: total meat production declined in the fourth quarter of 2012

The number of slaughtered pigs fell by 2,837 heads, in spite of a marginal increase of 0.9 per cent in the average carcass weight.

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European Union: EFSA meets stakeholders to discuss monitoring of animal welfare at slaughterhouses

At the meeting on 30 January, EFSA presented its work in this field and facilitated the exchange of information and experience among scientists and stakeholders.

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Permanent shift of the animal carcass valuation

Despite prime meat cuts typically having the highest sales prices and value, the rising price of processing cuts and by-products of cattle and hogs show that the animal carcass valuation has been shifting since 2009.

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