PAES 515:2008 Slaughterhouse Equipment – Captive Bolt

Question 1

type of cartridge used in captive bolt that contains gunpowder but without bullet

Answer 1

blank cartridge

powerload

Question 2

metal rod that extrudes from the captive bolt

Answer 2

bolt

Question 3

solid projectile made of metal (usually lead) propelled by a firearm or a gun

Answer 3

bullet

round

Question 4

stunner that uses kinetic energy to project bolt into the forehead of the animal to render it unconscious.

Answer 4

captive bolt

Question 5

metallic case containing the bullet, gunpowder and the primer

Answer 5

cartridge

Question 6

process of rendering an animal unconscious

Answer 6

stunning

Question 7

slaughterhouse equipment used to restrain the animal to facilitate stunning

Answer 7

stunning box

knocking pen

Question 8

Captive bolt that resembles a pistol or a gun

Answer 8

Pistol type

Question 9

Captive bolt that resembles a cylindrical tube

Answer 9

Cylinder type

Question 10

Type of mechanical stunner that uses blank cartridge explosion to propel the captive bolt into the forehead of the animal

Answer 10

Cartridge type

Question 11

Type of mechanical stunner that uses compressed air supplied by a compressor instead of cartridge explosion to propel the captive bolt into the forehead of the animal

Answer 11

Pneumatic type

Question 12

Type of captive bolt that drives a concaved bolt tip to penetrate the skull of the animal to severe the brain

Answer 12

Penetrating

Question 13

Type of captive bolt that drives a mushroom-shaped bolt head against the forehead of the animal that causes concussion on the cranium and the brain without penetrating the skull

Answer 13

Non- penetrating

Question 14

Pneumatic type shall have a minimum operating pressure of

Answer 14

1.2 MPa

Question 15

measure of the bullet’s diameter relative to the bore of the firearm

Answer 15

caliber

Question 16

total length of the bolt measured from the muzzle of the captive bolt to the tip or head of the bolt

Answer 16

extraction length

Question 17

state of an animal’s response specifically to pain

Answer 17

insensibility

Question 18

total length of the captive bolt measured from the bolt head or tip to the opposite end of the equipment including all protruding parts

Answer 18

overall length

Question 19

total weight of the captive bolt assembly excluding the blank cartridge or powerload and hose

Answer 19

overall weight

Question 20

ratio of the number of animals stunned successfully with single application to the total number of animals stunned, expressed in percentage

Answer 20

stunning efficacy

Question 21

animal sound such as bellowing in cattle

Answer 21

vocalization

Question 22

The test animal to be used shall have a live weight of at least

Answer 22

500 kg