Table 4 Slaughterhouse indicators with category, scoring scale and definition based on General Administrative Regulation for Food Hygiene (AVV LmH). Only those categories indicating presence of a welfare issue (categories 1, 2 and 3) are shown [42]

Bursitis

1

Bursa > 5 cm diameter present

Intestinal changes

1

Inflammations present

Joint inflammation

1

Inflammations present

Liver lesions

1

Milkspot/s present

Pericarditis

1

Altered

Pleuritis

1

< 0% - ≤10% affected by pleuritis

2

< 10% - ≤30% affected by pleurits

3

< 30% affected by pleuritis

Pneumonia

1

< 0% - ≤10% affected by pneumonia

2

< 10% - ≤30% affected by pneumonia

3

< 30% affected by pneumonia