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Slaughterhouses of ovino Catalan finalise the study on the aturdimiento of the livestock ovino
10/07/2012
10 July 2012
Already it has finalised the study of investigation that have llevar 19 slaughterhouses of ovino of Catalonia, in collaboration with the Catalan Federation of Industries of the Meat (FECIC) and the Institute of Investigation and Technology Agroalimentarias (IRTA) , with the end to improve the aturdimiento of the lambs in the slaughterhouse.
The study has realised as a result of the promulgation of the norm collected in the Regulation 1099/2009 on the improvement of the conditions of sacrifice in animals, that regulates the aturdimiento electrical in livestock ovino and goat milking rooms.
This norm bases in north criteria of Europe, where sacrifice lambs with some different physiological characteristics to the ones of Spain, more weight and wool; whereas the animals that sacrifice in Catalonia weigh between 5 and 25 kg, with what considers that it does not be necessary to do this process to 1 ampere. The study has consisted in realising aturdimientos underneath of this intensity, checking and showing that the animals remained perfectly atweavings, avoiding like this injuries and more suffering for the animal.
Besides, would have to take into account that a disproportionate electrical download produces the contrary effect of the that pretends in the norm of animal welfare.
The 19 slaughterhouses that has participated are Carnissers d'Osona, Carns Figueres, Corporació Alimentària Guissona, Escorxador Local of the Moianès, Escorxador of Breda, Escorxador of Gironinginga, Escorxador of Sabadell, Escorxador of the Ripollès, Escorxador Frigorífic of Sant Cugat of the Vallès, Escorxador Frigorífic Reixach, Escorxador General Frigorífic of the Seu, Gremial of Catalonia, Escorxador Rock, Fribel, Frigoríficos Joined, Indelesa, Slaughterhouse Frigorífico Cardoner, Mercabarna-Escorxador and Viñals Soler.
Now, once finalised, the study will present to the corresponding authorities, so much autonomic how state, and afterwards will put in knowledge of the European Commission with the aim to adapt the current normative to the characteristics of the ovinos and goat milking roomss in function of his weight.
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