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Table 2 Overview of selected slaughter regulations for KRAV certified, EU organic, and conventional farms (2022)

From: Traumatic injuries detected at slaughter in cattle: impact of production system and season on animal welfare and meat condemnation in Sweden

 

KRAV-certified

EU-organic

Conventional

Free access to roughage

Yes

No

Noa

Maximum transport 8 h

Yes

Yes

Yes

Use of electric prods allowed

No

Yesb

Yes

Stay overnight at the slaughterhouse

Yesc

Yes

Yes

Stunning prior to exsanguination

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. aRequired only during the night
  2. bNot allowed at loading or unloading
  3. cNot more than 30% of the animals