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Pig welfare and ethical considerations during abattoir stunning: CO2 vs. alternative methods such as argon gas [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceJenny L. Mace +3 more
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, 2020 A two-part experiment was conducted to determine whether visual indicators of consciousness such as equilibrium, eye-roll reflex and ventilation are reliable for evaluating whether CO2 stunning of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is humane. In part 1,
Jennifer Bowman +4 more
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Responses of Pigs to Stunning with Nitrogen Filled High-Expansion Foam
Animals, 2020 Simple Summary Stunning pigs with carbon dioxide gas is one of the most common methods for commercial slaughter. Carbon dioxide, however, has been shown to be aversive for pigs and causes a high degree of distress before they lose consciousness. Stunning
C. Lindahl +4 more
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Stunning from sains and Islamic perspective
Journal of Halal Product and Research, 2021 In 2012 the need for meat for consumption or industrial materials in Indonesia reached 484,000 tons and increased to 686,270 tons in 2019. The high demand for meat causes the intensity of slaughter to also increase so that the existence of ...
Fiki Husna
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Effect of neck cut position on time to collapse in halal slaughtered cattle without stunning [PDF]
, 2015 This study examined the effect of neck cut position on the time to physical collapse in upright restrained halal slaughtered cattle (n = 644). Time to collapse was used as an indirect indicator of the early stages of onset of unconsciousness. Cattle were
Dadios, N, Gibson, T J, Gregory, N G
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Animals, 2020 Simple Summary Animals must be stunned before slaughter to avoid fear, pain, and distress. In pigs, the most extensively used method is exposure to hypercapnia (high (>80%) concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2)).
S. Atkinson +4 more
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Animal, 2020 The stunning process is an important component of slaughter with implications for animal welfare due to the potential distress and pain in the case of a sub-effective or lengthy stun. This study examined the factors correlated with variation in responses
E. Jongman +3 more
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Changes in blood parameters and electroencephalogram of cattle as affected by different stunning and slaughter methods in cattle [PDF]
, 2014 The present study aimed to provide a comparative analysis of the effects of penetrative stunning, non-penetrative stunning and post-slaughter stunning on biochemical parameters and electroencephalogram (EEG) associated with stress in heifers and steers ...
Bahyuddin, Norbaiyah +6 more
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Neutrophil stunning by metoprolol reduces infarct size
Nature Communications, 2017 The β1-adrenergic-receptor (ADRB1) antagonist metoprolol reduces infarct size in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. The prevailing view has been that metoprolol acts mainly on cardiomyocytes.
J. García‐Prieto +17 more
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Warming seas increase cold-stunning events for Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in the northwest Atlantic
PLoS ONE, 2019 Since the 1970s, the magnitude of turtle cold-stun strandings have increased dramatically within the northwestern Atlantic. Here, we examine oceanic, atmospheric, and biological factors that may affect the increasing trend of cold-stunned Kemp’s ridleys ...
L. Griffin +6 more
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