Technological innovation in animal

welfare at the time of killing for the

implementation of OIE standards
Dr. Rebeca Garcia Pinillos

4th OIE Global Animal Welfare conference – Mexico 6-8th December

Outline

• Precision farming
• The 4 Rs
• Precision slaughtering
• Key technological developments
[unloading, lairaging, restraining, stunning,
post-mortem, surveillance/data analysis
and education ]
• Concluding remarks

http://cema-
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Source: http://cema-agri.org/sites/default/files/Smart%20equipment%20for%20sustainable%20agriculture.pdf 3
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Source: http://cema-agri.org/sites/default/files/Smart%20equipment%20for%20sustainable%20agriculture.pdf
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The 4Rs in The 4Rs in welfare

agriculture at slaughter
Right thing Right equipment

Right place Right place

Right way Right way

Right time Right time

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Decreasing
natural
resources

Increasing
food
demand

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PRECISION
SLAUGHTERING

Improved worker
Better animal
wellbeing /
welfare
productivity

ONE WELFARE

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Source: https://yslaiseblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/itis313-page-updated-and-quiz-reminder/ 8
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How many sensors does

an average smartphone
have?

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Source: https://www.quora.com/how-many-different-sensors-are-available-inside-a-smartphone 9
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How many sensors does

an average smartphone
have?

Source: https://www.quora.com/how-many-different-sensors-are-available-inside-a-smartphone 10
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UNLOADING AND
LAIRAGING

References: Viazzi S. et al (2013). – Analysis of individual classification of lameness using automatic measurement of back posture in dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci.,
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96 (1), 257–266; Berckman, Precision livestock farming technologies for welfare management in intensive livestock systems. Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz., 2014,
33 (1), 189-196
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iSlaughter
monitoring

Human-animal
relationship

Fighting
behaviour

Translation of
data to valuable
info is key

Source: http://www.eu-plf.eu/index.php/eu-plf-final-conference/?ct=t(EU_PLF_press_release_6_8_24_2016) 12
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iSlaughter iSlaughter
monitoring monitoring

Sound sensors Dust and

ammonia
sensors
Fighting
behaviour
(groups?) Fighting
behaviour
(groups?)

Source: http://www.eu-plf.eu/index.php/eu-plf-final-conference/?ct=t(EU_PLF_press_release_6_8_24_2016) 13
 Precision slaughterhouse example – live bird
Stacking
Cleaning

Shackling from Trays

Lairage

Lairage Destacking
CAS
SmoothFl
ow
DOA

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RESTRAINING
AND STUNNING

References: Viazzi S. et al (2013). – Analysis of individual classification of lameness using automatic measurement of back posture in dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci.,
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96 (1), 257–266; Berckman, Precision livestock farming technologies for welfare management in intensive livestock systems. Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz., 2014,
33 (1), 189-196
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Source: Steve Wotton – University of Bristol

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BLEEDING AND
POST-MORTEM

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Smart Veterinary
Surveillance

Source: http://www.eu-plf.eu/index.php/eu-plf-final-conference/?ct=t(EU_PLF_press_release_6_8_24_2016) 19
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Camera System IRIS

SAMPLE PHOTO OF DETECTED CONDITIONS

• Detection of broken bones and

bruises
- Quality
- Animal welfare

Source: www.marel.com
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DATA AND
EDUCATION

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Procesos que abarca o sistema

SEMAGA
REXISTRO DOCUMENTAL VISUAL PENDIENTES
SACRIFICIO POSTMORTEM EXPEDICIÓN
RESULTADO BSE
Datos
Introducción
Revisión da Inspección Asignación do Inspección Inspección Inspección
de animais
documentación antemortem nº de canal postmortem postmortem postmortem
no sistema

BENESTAR ANIMAL
Rexistro de incidencias de benestar
animal

SMWEB – TabletPC
App allocates kill numbers to animal ID tags
Slagutherhouse
Smartphonesto photograph and
inspection register,
send lesions to pathology labs
including welfare
and sending lesions to
monitoring

Source: Jose Ángel Viñuela López, Dirección General de Salud Pública en Galicia, España
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Concluding remarks

• Welfare at slaughter is an intrinsic part of a wider process

• Precision slaughter is becoming a reality
• Technological innovations can positively impact on
welfare at slaughter
• More efforts should be made to adopt innovations in
this field as tools to underpin implementation of OIE
chapters

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Thank you

Dr. Rebeca García Pinillos

rebeca.garcia@apha.gsi.gov.uk

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