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Investigating procedures to improve the efficiency of overseas Halal slaughter of Australian cattle and sheep

Project start date: 31 October 2005
Project end date: 31 August 2006
Publication date: 31 August 2006
Project status: Completed

Summary

MLA and LiveCorp promote improvements in slaughter efficiency in countries importing Australian cattle and sheep.  This project was to contribute to this goal by compiling a report on halal requirements in the Middle East and slaughter procedures that can improve animal welfare, meat quality, operator safety and processing efficiencies.