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Record 1 2017-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
  • Religion (General)
DEF

The slaughter of animals for food according to Jewish or Muslim rites.

CONT

Restraint devices are used for holding animals both for ritual slaughter and for conventional slaughter where animals are stunned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
  • Religion (Généralités)
DEF

Abattage des animaux de boucherie en respectant les rites particuliers des religions israélite et musulmane.

CONT

Dans le cadre de l'abattage rituel, en France, l'animal n'est pas étourdi. On coupe le cou en un seul geste avec un couteau long très affûté, de l'extérieur du cou dans la direction de la colonne vertébrale, sans toutefois la toucher.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mataderos
  • Reglamentación y normalización (Alimentación)
  • Religión (Generalidades)
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