Animal welfare in Ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at Kera Abattoir, Addis Abeba
The main objective of this study was to evaluate animal welfare situation in Ethiopia during slaughter and to investigate chain activities between animal markets and Kera abattoir in Addis Abeba. In total, 442 animals were observed within 52 groups of cattle; both ox and calves with different breed...
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| author | Grönvall, Antonia |
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| description | The main objective of this study was to evaluate animal welfare situation in Ethiopia during slaughter and to investigate chain activities between animal markets and Kera abattoir in Addis Abeba. In total, 442 animals were observed within 52 groups of cattle; both ox and
calves with different breeds. The study was divided into four different sets of data collection; behavioural observations, recording of slaughter process, observation during transport and interview. During the behavioural observations, an ethogram was used with 46 behaviours
observed, categorised into 5 different groups. The data was calculated using Excel and SAS.
The results indicated that a significant correlation (p-value<5%) between abusive handling “beating of body” (frequency 46%) and aggressive animal behaviour “aggressiveness” (frequency 23%). In the supply chain, distance between Kera abattoir and the eight, most
common markets, varied from <1 km to >600 km. To improve animal welfare and hence, Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, further studies must be made, with more detailed measurements such as heart rate, glycogen and pH-value. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU63352014-01-27T10:50:12Z Animal welfare in Ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at Kera Abattoir, Addis Abeba Grönvall, Antonia Ethiopia Cattle Animal welfare Animal handling Animal behaviour Slaughter Animal transport Supply chain The main objective of this study was to evaluate animal welfare situation in Ethiopia during slaughter and to investigate chain activities between animal markets and Kera abattoir in Addis Abeba. In total, 442 animals were observed within 52 groups of cattle; both ox and calves with different breeds. The study was divided into four different sets of data collection; behavioural observations, recording of slaughter process, observation during transport and interview. During the behavioural observations, an ethogram was used with 46 behaviours observed, categorised into 5 different groups. The data was calculated using Excel and SAS. The results indicated that a significant correlation (p-value<5%) between abusive handling “beating of body” (frequency 46%) and aggressive animal behaviour “aggressiveness” (frequency 23%). In the supply chain, distance between Kera abattoir and the eight, most common markets, varied from <1 km to >600 km. To improve animal welfare and hence, Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, further studies must be made, with more detailed measurements such as heart rate, glycogen and pH-value. Målet med den här studien var att undersöka dagens djurvälfärd på Kera abattoir i Addis Abeba, Etiopien. Målet var också att kartlägga transportkedjan av djur mellan slakteriet och djurmarknader runt om i Etiopien. Totalt observerades 442 djur, inom 52 grupper med både oxar och kalvar av olika raser. Undersökningen delades upp i fyra olika steg; beteendeobservationer, observation av slaktprocessen, observation av transport samt en intervju med en anställd på slakteriet. 46 olika beteenden observerades och delades in i fem olika grupper som definierades i ett ethogram och delades upp i fem olika grupper. Data beräknades sedan i Excel och SAS och resultaten visade signifikant korrelation (p-värde<5%) mellan ”beat of body” (46% frekvens) och ”aggressiveness” (23% frekvens). I den kartlagda transportkedjan varierade avståndet mellan Kera abattoir och de åtta, vanligaste djurmarknaderna, mellan <1 km till >600 km. För att förbättra djurens välbefinnande, och därmed Etiopiens jordbrukssektor, måste ytterligare studier göras med detaljerade mätningar såsom hjärtfrekvens, glykogen och pH - värde. SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management (until 231231) 2013 M2 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/6335/ |
| spellingShingle | Ethiopia Cattle Animal welfare Animal handling Animal behaviour Slaughter Animal transport Supply chain Grönvall, Antonia Animal welfare in Ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at Kera Abattoir, Addis Abeba |
| title | Animal welfare in Ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at Kera Abattoir, Addis Abeba |
| title_full | Animal welfare in Ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at Kera Abattoir, Addis Abeba |
| title_fullStr | Animal welfare in Ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at Kera Abattoir, Addis Abeba |
| title_full_unstemmed | Animal welfare in Ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at Kera Abattoir, Addis Abeba |
| title_short | Animal welfare in Ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at Kera Abattoir, Addis Abeba |
| title_sort | animal welfare in ethiopia: handling of cattle during transport and operations at kera abattoir, addis abeba |
| topic | Ethiopia Cattle Animal welfare Animal handling Animal behaviour Slaughter Animal transport Supply chain |