A captive bolt gun for use in the humane slaughter of animals comprising a loading bar A, a barrel B, a bolt shaft C, and outer tube D, a trigger E, front and back tub supports G, J and a bolt. The loading bar engages with the bolt centred in the bolt shaft and draws the ...
In an exemplary aspect of the present invention an animal processing device is provided that can be used to stun an animal as part of an animal slaughtering process. An exemplary animal processing device comprises a housing having a power source for driving a bolt along a driving direction, the...
slaughterstunningvocalisationA welfare audit that utilises numerically scored, animal-based outcome measures has been used successfully by McDonald's and other restaurant companies for over ten years. In 2010, audit data from two restaurant companies indicated that all ...
The correlation between AW scores based on behaviours and actions was statistically significant but rather weak both in the driving race (蟻=0.37, P<0.0001) and stun box (蟻=0.22, P=0.0002). The effects of slaughter plant and animal category on behaviour counts and AW scores were estimated ...
As the stunning or not stunning system at the time of slaughtering is crucial for the maintenance of the AW, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the slaughter method on the hygienic quality of beef cattle meat and on the animal welfare by measuring biomarkers. ...