Stunning of animals for slaughter

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G Eikelenboom
(editor)
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
for the commission of the european communities 'J
y STUNNING OF ANIMALS FOR SLAUGHTER CURRENT TOPICS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ANIMAL SCIENCE
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ANIMALS FOR
SLAUGHTER
Proceedings of a Seminar in the CEC Programme of
Coordination of Research on Animal Welfare
held at the Research Institute for Animal Production
"Schoonoord", Zeist, The Netherlands, October 13-15, 1982
Sponsored by the Commission of the
European Communities, Directorate-General
for Agriculture, Coordination of Agricultural
Research
edited by
G. Eikelenboom
Research Institute for Animal Production
"Schoonoord"
Zeist, The Netherlands
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Main entry under title:
Stunning of animals for slaughter.
(Current topics in veterinary medicine and animal
science)
1. Livestock—Stunning—Physiological effect—
Congresses. 2. Livestock—Stunning—Psychological
aspects—Congresses. 3. Animals, Treatment of— . I. Eikelenboom, G. II. Series.
SF768.S78 1983 66 V. 921 83-17139
ISBN O-89838-598-9
ISBN 0-89838-598-9 (this volume)
EUR 8469 EN
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Preface VII
SESSION I: INTRODUCTION
THE ASSESSMENT OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS
F.H. Lopes da Silva 3
THE ASSESSMENT OF INSENSIBILITY IN SHEEP, CALVES AND PIGS
DURING SLAUGHTER
D.K. Blackmore and J.C. Newhook 13
A SURVEY OF CURRENT METHODS OF STUNNING OF FARM ANIMALS
IN EEC COUNTRIES
G. von Mickwitz 26
HIGH VOLTAGE STUNNING AND SAFETY
L. Kamphuis 35
DISCUSSION 51
SESSION II: STUNNING OF PIGS
ELECTRICAL AND CARBONDIOXIDE STUNNING OF
PIGS FOR SLAUGHTER
R. Hoenderken9
CHOOSING BETWEEN C02 AND ELECTRICAL STUNNING OF PIGS.
A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF STRESS AND ETHICS
A. Mosfeldt Laursen 64
COMPARISON OF 300 VOLT MANUAL STUNNING, 700 VOLT AUTOMATIC
STUNNING AND C02 COMPACT STUNNING, 'WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY
PARAMETERS, BLOOD SPLASHING, FRACTURES AND MEAT QUALITY
H. Klovborg Larsen 73
THE EFFECT OF ELECTRICAL STUNNING ON PORK QUALITY
P.G. van der Wal, G. Eikelenboom and E. Lambooy 82
PRE-STUNNING TREATMENT DURING LAIRAGE AND PORK QUALITY
F.J.M. Smulders, A.M.C.S. Romme, C.H.J. Woolthuis,
J.M. de Kruijf, G. Eikelenboom and G.P. Corstiaensen 90
STUNNING APPARATUS BASED ON ELECTRO-CAPTIVE BOLT(S)
O.S. Braathen 96
DISCUSSION 103 VI
SESSION III: STUNNING OF SHEEP, VEAL AND BEEF
ELECTROANAESTHESIA OF CALVES AND SHEEP
E. Lambooy and N. van Voorst 117
SHEEP SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURES IN GREAT BRITAIN
N.G. Gregory, S.B. Wotton and D. Lister 123
CONCUSSION STUNNING OF VEAL CALVES
E. Lambooy and G. Eikelenboom 134
SOME ASPECTS OF CAPTIVE BOLT STUNNING IN RUMINANTS
E. Lambooy, J.G. van Logtestijn and W. Sybesma 138
PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH NON-PENETRATIVE PERCUSSION
STUNNING OF SHEEP
D.K. Blackmore 146
CAPTIVE BOLT AND CONCUSSION STUNNING OF SHEEP: RESULTS
OF EXPERIMENTS AND PRACTICAL INVESTIGATIONS
I. Schutt-Abraham, H.-J. Wormuth,
J. Fessel and J. Knapp 154
PRACTICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLAUGHTER OF STOCK
D.K. Blackmore 167
DISCUSSION 179
SESSION IV: STUNNING OF POULTRY
ELECTRICAL STUNNING OF POULTRY IN VIEW OF ANIMAL WELFARE
AND MEAT PRODUCTION
I. Schutt-Abraham, H.-J. Wormuth and J. Fessel 18
INFLUENCE OF ELECTRICAL STUNNING ON QUALITY ASPECTS OF BROILERS
C.H. Veerkamp and A.W. de Vries 197
DISCUSSION 208
SESSION V: FINAL CONCLUSIONS 213
List of Participants 22