Guidelines for humane handling, transport and slaughter of
Guidelines for humane handling, transport and slaughter of
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<strong>Guidelines</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>humane</strong> <strong>h<strong>and</strong>ling</strong>, <strong>transport</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>slaughter</strong> <strong>of</strong> livestock<br />
Fig. 16: Ramp<br />
<strong>for</strong> pigs <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>floading<br />
plat<strong>for</strong>m <strong>for</strong><br />
vehicles leading<br />
to holding pens<br />
<strong>for</strong> pigs<br />
Fig. 17:<br />
Holding pens<br />
<strong>for</strong> livestock<br />
awaiting<br />
<strong>slaughter</strong><br />
Pens—Livestock pens on farms, feedlots, auction yards <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>slaughter</strong>houses should have sufficient space <strong>for</strong> the animals to be<br />
able to lie down (Table 1, Fig. 17, 18).<br />
TABLE 1<br />
Required floor space (m 2 ) per head <strong>of</strong> livestock <strong>for</strong> different species<br />
Cattle<br />
loose 2.0-2.8<br />
tied 3.0<br />
Pigs<br />
baconers/small porker 0.6<br />
sow 0.9<br />
Calves /sheep - 0.7
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