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A Review of Different Stunning Methods for Poultry—Animal Welfare Aspects (Stunning Methods for Poultry)

Animals, 2015
Electrical water bath stunning is the most commonly used method for poultry stunning prior to slaughter, but has been questioned on animal welfare and product quality grounds.
Charlotte Berg, Mohan Raj
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Stunning of Livestock before Slaughter and Modern Fiqh Research(Urdu)

Journal of Islamic and Religious Studies, 2017
Stunning is the process of rendering animals immobile or unconscious, with or without killing the animal, when or immediately prior to slaughtering them for food. In modern slaughterhouses a variety of stunning methods are used on livestock.
Nabil Aḥmad, Haroon ur Rasheed
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Livestock Stakeholder Willingness to Embrace Preslaughter Stunning in Key Asian Countries

Animals, 2019
Preslaughter stunning; the induction of unconsciousness and insensibility of animals prior to slaughter, is an important process for the welfare of livestock.
Michelle Sinclair, Zulkifli Idrus, Georgette Leah Burns, Clive J. C. Phillips   +3 more
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Mechanism of myocardial "stunning". [PDF]

Circulation, 1990
Among the numerous mechanisms proposed for myocardial stunning, three appear to be more plausible: 1) generation of oxygen radicals, 2) calcium overload, and 3) excitation-contraction uncoupling. First, the evidence for a pathogenetic role of oxygen-derived free radicals in myocardial stunning is overwhelming.
R Bolli
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Effectiveness and quality evaluation of electrical stunning versus chilling in Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) [PDF]

, 2022
In the last decade, public interest in the welfare of decapod crustaceans has increased in many parts of the world. This has led to changes in legislation on methods for slaughter in a number of countries, while in others pressure for regulation changes ...
Albalat, Amaya, Neil, Douglas M, Muangnapoh, Chonchanok, Gornik, Sebastian, Sebastian G. Gornik, Douglas M. Neil, Chonchanok Muangnapoh, Amaya Albalat   +7 more
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Stunning methods and slaughter of rabbits for human consumption [PDF]

, 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.
Van der Stede, Yves, Calvo, Antonio Velarde, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Chiara Fabris, Bicout, Dominique Joseph, Mosbach‐Schulz, Olaf, Nielsen, Soren Saxmose, Velarde Calvo, Antonio, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji, Alvarez, Julio, Depner, Klaus, EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Bicout, Dominique, Saxmose Nielsen, Søren, Julian Ashley Drewe, Rojas, Jose Luis Gonzales, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Karl Stahl, Spoolder, Hans, Fabris, Chiara, Schmidt, Christian Gortazar, Denise Candiani, Julio Alvarez, Miranda Chueca, Miguel Ángel, Yves Van der Stede, Liisa Helena Sihvonen, Paolo Calistri, Roberts, Helen Clare, Chueca, Miguel Angel Miranda, Christoph Winckler, Antonio Velarde Calvo, Arvo Viltrop, Christian Gortázar Schmidt, Michel, Virginie, Klaus Depner, Garin-Bastuji, Bruno, Gortázar, Christian, Virginie Michel, Stahl, Karl, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Candiani, Denise, Mosbach-Schulz, Olaf, Viltrop, Arvo, Hans Spoolder, Stede, Yves van der, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Calistri, Paolo, Gortázar Schmidt, Christian, Gonzales Rojas, Jose Luis, Drewe, Julian Ashley, Winckler, Christoph, Garin‐Bastuji, Bruno, Helen Clare Roberts, Sihvonen, Liisa Helena   +54 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.
Karina Retter, Karl-Heinz Esser, Matthias Lüpke, John Hellmann, Dieter Steinhagen, Verena Jung-Schroers   +5 more
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Humane slaughter of African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus): Effects of various stunning methods on brain function [PDF]

, 2021
Common slaughter procedures for African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) include asphyxiation, ice chilling and exsanguination, which may all cause substantial suffering over prolonged periods of time before death.
Berg, Lotta, A. Saxer, Ellis, M., Lines, Jeff, E. Sandblom, Ellis, Maureen, P. Hjelmstedt, Axelsson, Michael, Axelsson, Michael,, E. Sundell, Sundell, E., J. Lines, Gräns, A., Sandblom, E., J. Bouwsema, Saxer, Andreas, Saxer, A., Hjelmstedt, Per, Senčić, I, M. Axelsson, I. Senčić, M. Ellis, Brijs, Jeroen, Sundell, Erika, Lines, J., Sencic, Irena,, Gräns, Albin, Hjelmstedt, P., J. Brijs, A. Gräns, C. Berg, Berg, Charlotte, Bouwsema, J., Axelsson, M., Sandblom, Erik, Bouwsema, Jenny, Brijs, J., Berg, C., Sandblom, Erik,, Saxer, A.,, Berg, Lotta,, Ellis, M.,, Sundell, E.,, Hjelmstedt, Per,, Berg, C.,, Sencic, I,, Lines, J.,, Sundell, Erika,, Sandblom, E.,, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Brijs, Jeroen,, Axelsson, M.,, Grans, A.,, Bouwsema, J.,, Gräns, Albin,   +54 more
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Is humane slaughtering of rainbow trout achieved in conventional production chains in Germany? Results of a pilot field and laboratory study

BMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Background Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, is an important fish in European freshwater aquaculture. This industry sector is dominated by small family-owned enterprises located in rural areas.
Verena Jung-Schroers, Uta Hildebrandt, Karina Retter, Karl-Heinz Esser, John Hellmann, Dirk Willem Kleingeld, Karl Rohn, Dieter Steinhagen   +7 more
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Application of Electroencephalography in Preslaughter Management: A Review

Animals, 2022
Electroencephalography (EEG) can be reliable for assessing the brain’s electrical activity of preslaughter stress and pain. The duration between the ventral neck cut and induction of a state of unconsciousness/insensibility is crucial in the slaughtering
Pavan Kumar, Ahmed A. Abubakar, Awis Qurni Sazili, Ubedullah Kaka, Yong-Meng Goh   +4 more
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