stunning and slaughtering poultry

Question 1

What are the pros and cons of high hertz stunning?

Answer 1

pros-less convulsion-better meat quality

con-reversible as no cardiac arrest

Question 2

How long do you have after water bath stunning before the return of neck tension?

Answer 2

30-73 seconds

At extreme you have 4 seconds to cut throat as bleeding out through carotids can take up to 26 seconds (average 14)

Question 3

Why do you want to avoid cutting the whole head off if possible?

Answer 3

Cutting the spinal cord –> convulsions

Also masks return of consciousness

Question 4

What is red neck?

Answer 4

When the carotids are not succesfully cut and blood pools in the head

Question 5

What is the gas used in gas stunning?

Answer 5

CO2

Question 6

What are the methods for slaughtering fish?

Answer 6

Percussive blow (strike head and cut gills)
Electrical stunning
Suffocation in air or ice
Anaesthetics
CO2
Cutting of gills while conscious

Question 7

What is puntilla?

Answer 7

Stab to sever spinal cord between brain and first cervical vertebra - animal suffers

Question 8

What percentage still have rhythmic breathing after puntilla stunning?

Answer 8

81%

Question 9

What are the four main methods of religious slaughter?

Answer 9

Shechita
Halal
Jhakta
Ogun

Question 10

Stunning improves bleed out true or false?

Answer 10

true