The purpose of a slaughterhouse is to kill animals as quickly and efficiently as possible for the purposes of food production ...

RABAT (Reuters) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco asked Moroccans on Wednesday to abstain from performing the rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid al-Adha this year due to a drop in the country's herd ...

A mobile slaughter operation in Washington cuts travel time for livestock producers. (Photo: USDA) Small producers raising goats, sheep and swine will likely benefit from a bill signed into law last ...

THE meat industry has joined animal welfare groups in opposing the religious slaughter of sheep while they are conscious, amid calls to ban the "unnecessary and unconscionable" practice in Australia.

The proposed changes would allow abattoirs to use a different method for deciding the ages of sheep. Under the proposals, abattoirs would also have the option of a system based on the date, with sheep ...

Every week, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service publishes a dense report of statistics and trends that evaluate the nation’s agricultural sector. The figures—spanning from weekly dairy ...

Australia has reached a new beef production record, while Victorian producers steam ahead for value and slaughter.

A survey has updated knowledge on the level of Campylobacter and Salmonella on sheep meat. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) funded survey looked at microbial contamination on sheep carcasses in ...