Assessment of stun quality after gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on effects of diverse ammunition on physical signs displayed after the shot, brain tissue damage and brain haemorrhages

Authors: K. J. Schiffer, S. K. Retz, B. Algers, O. Hensel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brain haemorrhage, cattle, gunshot, physical signs, stun quality

2017

Humane euthanasia of neonates I: validation of the effectiveness of the Zephyr EXL non-penetrating captive-bolt euthanasia system on neonate piglets up to 10.9 kg live-weight

Authors: A. Grist, J. C. Murrell, J. L. McKinstry, T. G. Knowles, Sb Wotton

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, captive bolt, euthanasia, mechanical stunning, piglet, visual evoked potentials

2017

Electrical stunning of edible crabs (Cancer pagurus): from single experiments to commercial practice

Authors: B. Roth, E. Grimsbø

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, crab, crustacean, electricity, slaughter, stunning

2016

The evaluation of two commercial electric sheep stunning systems: current applied and the effect on heart function

Authors: F. Orford, E. A. Ford, S. N. Brown, J. McKinstry, P. J. Hadley, J. A. Lines, T. G. Knowles, S. B. Wotton

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, electrical stunning, electrocardiogram, halal, sheep, voltage current

2016

Investigating the welfare, management and human-animal interactions of cattle in four Indonesian abattoirs

Authors: R. E. Doyle, G. J. Coleman, D. M. McGill, M. Reed, W. Ramdani, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, handling, human-animal interactions, live export, slaughter

2016

Assessment of key parameters for gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on shot placement and effects of diverse ammunition on isolated cattle heads

Authors: K. J. Schiffer, S. K. Retz, U. Richter, B. Algers, O. Hensel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brain damage, cattle, gunshot, slaughter, stunning

2014

Cattle behaviours and stockperson actions related to impaired animal welfare at Swedish slaughter plants

Authors: Jan Hultgren, Sofia Wiberg, Charlotte Berg, Katarina Cvek, Christina Lunner Kolstrup

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abattoir, cattle, driving, human-animal interaction, slaughterhouse, stockperson, stunning

2014

A comparison of handling methods relevant to the religious slaughter of sheep

Authors: L. S. W. Bates, E. A. Ford, S. N. Brown, G. J. Richards, P. J. Hadley, S. B. Wotton, T. G. Knowles

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, lamb, non-stun religious slaughter, pre-slaughter handling, sheep, v-shaped restrainer

2014

Assessment of stun quality at commercial slaughter in cattle shot with captive bolt

Authors: S. Atkinson, A. Velarde, B. Algers

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, audits, captive-bolt stunning, cattle welfare, commercial slaughter, stun quality assessment

2013

The effect of pre-stun shocks in electrical water-bath stunners on carcase and meat quality in broilers

Authors: M. A. Rao, T. G. Knowles, S. B. Wotton

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, carcase quality, electrical stunning, miss-stun, pre-stun shocks, water-bath stunner

2013