Fasting shortens cardiac activity during ice-slurry slaughtering
Aquaculture production is growing quickly, underscoring the need to improve welfare standards during harvesting. Pre-slaughter practices such as fasting and crowding, along with slaughter methods, are critical points with major welfare implications. A recent study evaluated how pre-slaughter protocols and seasonal temperature affect cardiac responses during slaughter in European seabass, using Star-Oddi’s DST milli-HRT heart rate bio-loggers.