Stunning and animal welfare from Islamic and scientific perspectives

Meat Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 352-361

  Nakyinsige, K ^a,b   Che Man, Y B ^a,c   Aghwan, Zeiad A ^a,d   Zulkifli, I ^a   Goh, Y M ^a   Abu Bakar, F ^a   Al Kahtani, H A ^c   Sazili, A Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN UGANDA   (Uganda)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Humane; Shariah; Slaughter; Stunning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; HUMANE; SHARIAH; SLAUGHTER; STUNNING;

ANIMALS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; HUMAN; ISLAM; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEAT; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VETERINARY; ANIMAL DISEASE; LEGAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; ISLAM; MEAT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 84878805273     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.04.006     Document Type: Review

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