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Comparative transcriptomic and meat quality responses to electrical and controlled atmosphere stunning in broiler chickens [PDF]

Poultry Science
In the poultry industry, the slaughter process poses significant animal welfare concerns due to the substantial stress it induces in broilers. Electrical stunning (ES) and controlled atmosphere stunning (CAS) are commonly used methods to render broilers ...
Chang-Hyeon Ham, Jung Hwan Jeon, Seung-Hoon Lee, Seok-Won Lim, Chiwoong Lim, Min-Jae Jang, Byeonghwi Lim, Min-Ki Seok, Se Jin Lim, Chan Ho Kim, Jun-Mo Kim   +10 more
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Comparing Gas and Electrical Stunning: Effects on Meat Quality of Pigs When Pre-Stunning Physical Activity Is Minimal

Foods, 2021
A total of thirty pigs were experimentally slaughtered using gas (80% CO2 in air, 90 s; 30% CO2/70% N2O; 90 s) or electrical stunning (1.3 A, 10 s).
E. M. Claudia Terlouw, Véronique Deiss, Thierry Astruc   +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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Nanoencapsulated Clove Oil Applied as an Anesthetic at Slaughtering Decreases Stress, Extends the Freshness, and Lengthens Shelf Life of Cultured Fish

Foods, 2020
In the aquaculture industry, fish are stunned using a wide range of methods, but all of them trigger stress responses and affect the fish flesh quality.
Amanda Esperanza López-Cánovas, Isabel Cabas, Elena Chaves-Pozo, María Ros-Chumillas, Laura Navarro-Segura, Antonio López-Gómez, Jorge M. O. Fernandes, Jorge Galindo-Villegas, Alfonsa García-Ayala   +8 more
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Quantification of the Effects of Electrical and CO₂ Stunning on Selected Quality Attributes of Fresh Pork: A Meta-Analysis

Animals, 2022
Stunning is a statutory pre-slaughter process that may affect the quality of pork. The objective of this study was quantification of the effects of stunning (ES vs.
Andrzej Zybert
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Evaluation of two different methods for slaughtering in broilers [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2005
Two slaughtering methods (with and without electrical stunning) for broilers were used in this study, using 20 broilers (10 males and 10 females) at a rate of 5 birds for each method.
N A Khattab
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The Feasibility of Animal-Based Indicators of Consciousness and Unconsciousness for Stunning in Sheep: A Systematic Review

Animals, 2023
Background: According to EU legislation, animal-based indicators (ABMs) are used to evaluate the efficacy of stunning methods to ensure that animals do not regain consciousness.
Marta Comin, Sara Barbieri, Michela Minero, Emanuela Dalla Costa   +3 more
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Head-Only Stunning of Turkeys Part 2: Subjective and Objective Assessment of the Application of AC and DC Waveforms

Animals, 2021
Electrical stunning is likely to remain an important stunning method for turkeys at slaughter. The purpose of this study is to understand the application of various waveforms of alternating current (AC) and pulsed direct currents (DC), head-only, to ...
Steve Wotton, Andrew Grist, Mike O’Callaghan, Ed van Klink   +3 more
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Stunning of Livestock before Slaughter and Modern Fiqh Research

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 Ahmad, Haroon ur Rasheed
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Effects of stunning methods on pre rigor changes in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared at two different temperatures

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2020
The effects of two stunning methods (carbon monoxide asphyxia, CO, and electroshock, E) on blood plasma parameters, rigor index, fillet pH and shape changes, ATP breakdown and Adenylate Energy Charge (AEC) in muscle immediately post mortem were ...
Anna Concollato, Giulia Secci, Antonella Dalle Zotte, Sheyla Cristina Vargas, Rolf Erik Olsen, Adja Cristina Lira de Medeiros, Giuliana Parisi   +6 more
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