Blood parameters and electroencephalographic responses of goats to slaughter without stunning.
The study compared changes in blood biochemistry, hormonal and electroencephalographic indices associated with possible noxious stimuli following neck cut slaughter in conscious, non-anaesthetized versus minimally-anaesthetized goats. Ten male Boer crossbreed goats were assigned into two groups and subjected to either slaughter conscious without stunning (SWS) or slaughter following minimal anaesthesia (SMA). Hormonal responses and changes in electroencephalographic (EEG) parameters were not influenced by slaughter method. The SWS goats had higher glucose and lactate than did SMA goats. It can be concluded that the noxious stimulus from the neck cut is present in both conscious and minimally anaesthetized goats. The application of slaughter without stunning causes changes in the EEG activities that are consistent with the presence of post slaughter noxious sensory input associated with tissue damage and would be expected to be experienced as pain in goats.
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Animal Resource, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
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Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: ymgoh@upm.edu.my.
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Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Veterinary Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Islamic University in Uganda, P.O.Box 2555, Mbale, Uganda.
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Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Animal Production, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
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D000003:Abattoirs; D000758:Anesthesia; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D003243:Consciousness; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000097:blood; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood; D006041:Goats; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002395:Catecholamines; D019344:Lactic Acid; D014508:Urea; D004492:Edetic Acid; D003404:Creatinine; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D002118:Calcium; D004837:Epinephrine
Blood biochemistry; Electroencephalogram; Goats; Minimal anaesthesia; Slaughter