Effect of the slaughter method on the quality of raw and smoked eels (Anguilla anguilla
 L.)

Social pressure on increased protection and welfare of animals results mainly from the initiative of people living in the urbanized parts of the world. The respect for the right to freedom of religion, which is indisputably one of the fundamental liberal rights, must be taken into account. The right to freedom to religion also includes the right to follow a religion’s dietary recommendations. The aim of the literature analysis was to systematize the knowledge on the ethical aspects and quality of meat obtained from carcasses of animals subjected to conventional and ritual slaughter. Consistent with the importance of ritual slaughter for humans of two major faiths (Islam and Judaism), it is important that scientists be objective when evaluating these practices from an animal welfare and meat quality point of view. To evaluate the welfare of the slaughtered animal, it is necessary to openly discuss ritual slaughter and the improvement of its methods. The quality of meat and the degree of bleeding of animals do not always correlate with the ritual slaughter method used.

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Influence of selected factors on meat quality from farm-raised and wild fallow deer (Dama dama): a review

Canadian Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1139/cjas-2017-0146 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 98 (3) ◽

pp. 405-415 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marta Bykowska

Keyword(s):

New Product ◽

Fallow Deer ◽

Housing System ◽

Wild Animals ◽

Dama Dama ◽

Muscle Type ◽

High Quality ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Slaughter Method

Fallow deer meat (venison) is a new product acquired from farm-raised and wild animals. Nowadays, people are more concerned about their health, and therefore, they search for high quality, “healthy” products. Farming of fallow deer is ecological and friendly to the environment. Animals are kept in pasture conditions which resemble their natural environment. Venison is considered healthy meat, low in fat and cholesterol, and high in protein. The aim of this review was to gather and discuss the available literature on factors influencing the quality of venison such as sex, age, slaughter method and housing system, feeding, hanging method, animal condition, muscle type, and ageing of meat, considering both farm-raised and wild fallow deer.

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Quality of farmed gilthead seabream ( Sparus aurata ) during ice storage related to the slaughter method and gutting

European Food Research and Technology ◽

10.1007/s00217-002-0494-1 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 215 (1) ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 120

Author(s):

Margarita Tejada ◽

Almudena Huidobro

Keyword(s):

Sparus Aurata ◽

Gilthead Seabream ◽

Ice Storage ◽

Slaughter Method ◽

Farmed Gilthead Seabream

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Eels at the Edge: Science, Status, and Conservation Concerns

Eels at the Edge: Science, Status, and Conservation Concerns ◽

10.47886/9781888569964.ch12 ◽

2009 ◽

Keyword(s):

Anguilla Anguilla ◽

Small River ◽

Biological Characteristics ◽

Silver Eel ◽

Biomass Density ◽

Silver Eels ◽

Close Proximity ◽

Males And Females ◽

Density And Biomass

Abstract.—This paper assesses potential production of premigrant European eels Anguilla anguilla based on analysis of sedentary eel populations in two small river systems in western France that are in close proximity. Abundance and biological characteristics were evaluated from electrofishing surveys conducted in three years in September and October, before the catadromous migration of silver eels. Mean density and biomass density of the eel population differed greatly between the systems (39 ± 6 ind.100 m–2 [indivdual per 100 m2] and 1,352 ± 171 g.100 m–2 in the Frémur River and 3 ± 0.32 ind.100 m–2 and 385 ± 42 g.100 m–2 in the Oir River). Premigrants were dominated by males in the Frémur (85.8%) and by females in the Oir (79.0%). Estimated premigrant biomass density was 4.5-fold higher in the Frémur (254.5 g.100 m–2/ year) than in the Oir (56.0 g.100 m–2/year). Mean Fulton’s K condition factor was significantly higher for both sexes in the Oir (0.20 ± 0.004 and 0.20 ± 0.003 for males and females, respectively) than in the Frémur (0.17 ± 0.002 and 0.17 ± 0.004, respectively). The large differences in densities and biological characteristics of eels from neighboring catchments suggest that huge variability of both quantity and quality of silver eel production can be expected at the scale of the European stock.

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