Steve B. Wotton

PeerJ Author

Summary

Electrophysiological study of animal welfare issues particularly during stunning and slaughter. Specialism is the conception, design and co-ordination of research projects and technology transfer to both the veterinary profession and the meat industry. Originator of the Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) training courses, which has led to the adoption of AWOs as a requirement in slaughterhouses across Europe (EC Regulation 1099/2009). Member of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC).

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Past or current institution affiliations

University of Bristol

Work details

Senior Lecturer in Farm Animal Science

University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Sciences, Langford, Bristol BS405DU

Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences

PeerJ Contributions

Preprints 1

February 24, 2014 - Version: 1

The effect of the required current/frequency combinations (EC 1099/2009) on the incidence of cardiac arrest in broilers stunned and slaughtered for the halal market

Steve S.B. Wotton, Xiaofan Zhang, Justin J.L. McKinstry, Antonio Velarde, Toby G Knowles

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.255v1