title: Religious slaughter in Italy.
abstract: This research aims to understand the prevalence of religious slaughter practices in Italy. Two different ways of slaughtering animals are identified. Conventional slaughter is performed with prior stunning; kosher slaughter is practiced without stunning. Halal slaughter is performed for most animals without stunning. Halal slaughter with prior stunning is acceptable for 5.90% of small ruminants. For Halal slaughter in Italy, the terms "religious slaughter with stunning" and "religious slaughter without stunning" should be used to differentiate religious slaughter practices, keeping animal welfare in perspective.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Ispezione degli Alimenti di Origine Animale, Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy. cencigog@unipg.it
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Cenci-Goga
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mattiacci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuccurese
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Catanese
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D003625:Data Collection; D007514:Islam; D007558:Italy; D007599:Judaism; D011200:Poultry; D012418:Ruminants; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
references.citation: Vet Rec. 1988 Apr 2;122(14):325-9
references.pmid: 3381436