Improving Slaughtering Efficiency and Sacrificial Cattle’s Welfare Through the Use of Portable Restraining Box
Improving Slaughtering Efficiency and Sacrificial Cattle’s Welfare Through the Use of Portable Restraining Box
Panjono1*, Endy Triyannanto2, Widagdo Sri Nugroho3, Muhammad Danang Eko Yulianto1, Bayu Andri Atmoko1,4
ABSTRACT
Generally, slaughtering the sacrificial cattle on Eid al-Adha is conducted traditionally, conventionally, and tends to be rough so that the cattle experience torture. Restrain is important in the slaughtering process by using equipment in the form of a restraining box. This study aimed to examine and identify the effect of using the portable restraining boxes (PRB) on the slaughtering efficiency and the level of animal welfare in the slaughtering process of sacrificial cattle during the Eid al-Adha. The study was conducted at Al-Ishlaah Mosque, Yogyakarta, by using ten sacrificial cattle slaughtered conventionally and six slaughtered by using PRB. The parameters observed included the number of people involved, the handling time, and the stress response of the cattle. The data were statistically analyzed using an independent sample T-test. The use of PRB could reduce (P<0.01) the number of people (5.17±0.41 people) compared to conventional slaughter (7.70±1.16 people). The use of PRB can accelerate (P<0.01) the time of herding, crushing and the total time required for handling sacrificial cattle compared to conventional slaughter, namely 0.84±0.22 vs. 1.90±1.21 minutes; 4.75±6.79 vs. 2.87±1.33 minutes; and 3.22±0.57 vs. 6.78±1.48 minutes. Meanwhile, related to animal welfare, the use of PRB can reduce (P<0.01) the number of cattle moans during handling (0.33±0.52 times) compared to conventional slaughter (18.50±16.16 times). The duration of bleeding and the death of cattle slaughtered with PRB was faster (P<0.01) than conventional slaughter, namely 1.41±0.55 vs. 3.64±1.18 minutes and 2.53±1.10 vs. 4.99±2.19 minutes. It can be concluded that the use of a portable restraining box can increase the efficiency of slaughtering sacrificial cattle by reducing the number of people involved and speeding up handling time. The use of a portable restraining box can improve the welfare of the sacrificial cattle by reducing the number of moans, the duration of bleeding, and death.
Keywords
| Animal welfare, Bleeding process, Eid al-Adha, Portable restrain box, Slaughtering process
| Animal welfare, Bleeding process, Eid al-Adha, Portable restrain box, Slaughtering process
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April 2022
Vol. 10, Iss. 4, Pages 712-954
