Cardiac Arrest Stunning of Livestock and Poultry

Grandin, Temple

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-4247-9_1

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“…Misuse or use of a malfunctioning stunner can lead to heart failure, fracture and trauma of the animals (Grandin 1997). It is therefore imperative that only well‐trained handlers operate the stunning device, and that it is well maintained and locked away when not in use.…”

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Capture of farmed Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus): comparison of physiological parameters after manual capture and after capture with electrical stunning

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The electric stunner (e-stunner) is commonly used to handle Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) on commercial farms in South Africa, but while it seems to improve handling and safety for the keepers, no information regarding physiological reactions to e-stunning is currently available. The aim of this study was therefore to compare various physiological parameters in farmed C niloticus captured either manually (noosing) or by using an e-stunner. A total of 45 crocodiles were captured at a South African farm by either e-stunning or noosing, and blood samples were taken immediately as well as four hours after capture. Parameters monitored were serum corticosterone, lactate, glucose, as well as alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase and creatine kinase. Lactate concentrations were significantly higher in noosed compared with e-stunned animals (P<0.001). No other blood parameter differed significantly between the two methods of capture. In addition, recorded capture time confirmed that noosing takes significantly longer time compared with e-stunning (P<0.001), overall indicating that e-stunning seems to be the better option for restraint of especially large numbers of crocodiles in a commercial setup because it is quicker, safer and did not cause a significant increase in any of the parameters measured.

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Capture of farmed Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus): comparison of physiological parameters after manual capture and after capture with electrical stunning

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“…For producing halal meat, MIRINZ systematically distinguished two kinds of electrical stunning, head‐only and head‐to‐back. The head‐to‐back stunning would cause cardiac arrest and death in animals, which would constitute a violation of the carcass taboo (Grandin 1985; Gregory 2005). Consequently, although this method was easier and more efficient for humans to slaughter, it was not used in the production of halal meat.…”

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THE ANIMAL BODY MULTIPLE: SCIENCE, RELIGION, AND THE INVENTION OF HALAL STUNNING

Chao¹

2020

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This article proposes a specific kind of ontological investigation in the field of science and religion. I argue that science and religion can create distinct practices that enact multiple realities, and thus they should be seen as more than different views of the same world. By analyzing the details of scientific experiments crucial for the invention of halal stunning, I demonstrate that religion and science are both permeable to the social, the biological, and to each other, and that seemingly incommensurable realities can co‐occur in the body of an animal. Here, animals’ modes of existence are interdependent with the technologies being used, and with the web of interactions that they are drawn into. In the process of inventing halal stunning, it is not so much about the same animal body that is thought about differently as it is about animals spanning across multiple, physiological, realities as they are recruited into different webs of interactions to create a new slaughter method.

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“…Use of high frequency electrical stunning (above 400 Hz) is associated with a shorter duration of unconsciousness, frequently leading to the recovery of birds during bleeding-out. To prevent the recovery of birds and ineffective stunning, it has been suggested that appropriate electrical parameters must be used to induce cardiac arrest (29). Gregory and Wotton (30) successfully induced cardiac arrest in 99% of birds by using higher currents averaging 148 mA per bird at 50 Hz sinusoidal AC.…”

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Electrical water bath stunning for Halal poultry meat production: animal welfare issues and compatibility with the Halal rules.

Fuseini¹,

Teye²,

Wotton³

et al. 2018

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The use of electrical water bath stunning for the 'humane' slaughter of poultry has drawn criticism from some animal welfare research scientists and animal welfare organizations throughout the world. During water bath stunning, birds are shackled and inverted prior to entry into an electrified water bath, current is passed from the head, through the body and legs to earth via stainless steel shackles. From a Halal perspective, the rules stipulate that the welfare of animals is protected at all times and that animals must be alive (not conscious) at the point of neck-cutting. Some Muslim authorities have therefore questioned the suitability of water bath stunning for Halal meat production due to its negative impact on animal welfare and the possibility of some birds dying prior to exsanguination. This paper examines possible welfare compromises during water bath stunning and how these may affect compatibility with the rules of Halal meat production.

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Cardiac Arrest Stunning of Livestock and Poultry

Cited by 9 publications

References 59 publications

Capture of farmed Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus): comparison of physiological parameters after manual capture and after capture with electrical stunning

Capture of farmed Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus): comparison of physiological parameters after manual capture and after capture with electrical stunning

THE ANIMAL BODY MULTIPLE: SCIENCE, RELIGION, AND THE INVENTION OF HALAL STUNNING

Electrical water bath stunning for Halal poultry meat production: animal welfare issues and compatibility with the Halal rules.

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