The Effects of Preslaughter Electrical Stunning on Serum Cortisol and Meat Quality Parameters of a Slow-Growing Chinese Chicken Breed [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Simple Summary In China, although preslaughter stunning is commonly performed in large-scale production systems, this practice is less common in smaller-scale systems.
Wenpeng Li +9 more
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Stunning Compliance in Halal Slaughter: A Review of Current Scientific Knowledge
Animals, 2023 Muslim scholars are not unanimous on the issue of the application of stunning in the halal slaughtering of animals. Appropriate stunning makes animals unconscious instantaneously, thus avoiding unnecessary pain and stress during the slaughtering of ...
Awis Qurni Sazili +2 more
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Review: Potential alternatives to high-concentration carbon dioxide stunning of pigs at slaughter
Animal, 2021 Using carbon dioxide (CO2) for stunning pigs at slaughter is common in Europe. The use of group stunning is a major advantage with CO2, which is done without restraining the pigs and with minimized human contact.
E. Sindhøj, C. Lindahl, L. Bark
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Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2023 Not only macrophages, but also neutrophils, are a main target of clodronate. In this issue of JEM, Culemann et al. (2023. J. Exp. Med.https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20220525) demonstrate that anti-inflammatory effects of clodronate liposomes are driven via stunning of polymorphonuclear neutrophils and not solely through depletion of macrophages.
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A meta-analysis of broiler chicken meat quality: Comparative evidence of halal slaughter and electrical stunning [PDF]
Poultry SciencePre-slaughter handling and slaughter practices are crucial in determining broiler chicken meat’s quality and market value. Despite the widespread adoption of stunning in commercial poultry production, its influence on meat quality remains contentious ...
Utibe Mfon Okon +5 more
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Factors affecting the effectiveness of captive-bolt stunning of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) at commercial slaughter in Sweden [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria ScandinavicaBackground Slaughterhouses for all animals, including reindeer, must achieve the goal of high animal welfare. They must carry out regular checks on stunning effectiveness and key parameters to ensure that animals do not display any signs of consciousness,
Arja Helena Kautto +3 more
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Stunning of common carp: Results from a field and a laboratory study
BMC Veterinary Research, 2018 Background Common carp Cyprinus carpio is an important food fish in Central Europe, which in some regions is consumed as part of local tradition. The majority of carp are sold by small retailers and not processed in commercial processing plants.
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Stunning methods and slaughter of rabbits for human consumption
EFSA Journal, 2020 This opinion on the killing of rabbits for human consumption (‘slaughtering’) responds to two mandates: one from the European Parliament (EP) and the other from the European Commission.
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Stunning of Nile tilapia by thermonarcosis and its effect on frozen fillets [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária BrasileiraThe objective of this work was to evaluate thermonarcosis as a stunning method for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and its effect on the pH and total volatile basic nitrogen in the frozen fillets.
Rafael Severino Duarte +1 more
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Humane stunning or stun/killing in the slaughter of wild-caught finfish: The scientific evidence base [PDF]
Animal WelfareAn estimated 0.9 to 2.5 trillion individual wild finfish, destined for human or animal consumption, are captured globally each year by commercial fisheries.
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