Stunning & Slaughter Flashcards
What is this and what is it used for
V restrainer
Used for sheep sometimes halal
Lifts animal off ground and moves it forward
What are the four main kinds of stunning?
Electrical
Captive bolt
Non-captive bolt
Gas
These are legally defined as stunning only, you HAVE to do a secondary procedure
What are the 7 main methods of slaughter?
Sticking/neck cutting
Cardiac arrest
Decapitation
Neck dislocation
Free bullet
Maceration (day old male chicks)
Gas (poultry only)
What are the two kinds of electrical stunning?
Head only
Water bath
Do you need a firearms license to have a captive bolt gun?
No
Which species is captive bolt used in?
Cows, sheep, horses
NOT pigs
Why is captive bolt not used in pigs?
Severe convulsions
What is the source of energy in a captive bold gun?
Compressed air or cartridges.
Legally all abattoirs have to have a back up slaughter method
Captive bolt = immediate and irreversible stunning if done correctly
Non-penetrative captive bolt stunning is ilegal for which species in the EU?
Cattle
What are the signs of effective captive bolt stunning?
Immediate collapse of hind limbs
Rigid body spasm
Immediate loss of rhythmic breathing
Immediate loss of palpebral and corneal reflex
No eyeball rotation
Relaxed jaw
No righting reflex
Convulsive kicking
Where should you shoot a cow?
Draw x between horns and eyes, in the middle of X
Where should you shoot a pig? Just above eye level, middle of head
Where should you shoot a sheep?
Middle of head behind horns, in front of ears
Where should you shoot a horse?
Draw cross between ears and eyes, just above centre of cross
Why should you never use a bolt gun in pigs over 60kg?
Skull bone too thick
Where should you stand to shoot an animal?
From the side and above. Gun should be in contact with head
Good maintenace essential
Why is captive bolt not a good idea in big animals like water buffalo?
Very thick bone!
Where should the probes be placed in electrical stunning?
Across the brain. Used a lot for pigs and cattle
How does head only electrical stunning work?
causes rapid depolarisation of the membrane potentials in the brain –> synchronized activity. Like v extreme version of epilepsy.
May recover if not killed quickly
Why might you use head and body stunner?
Causes cardiac arrest - stunning and death
May use water to increase electrical activity
What is the minimum recommended current for stunning pigs?
1.30 amps
>250 volts
What is the minimum recommended current for stunning sheep?
1.00 amps
200 volts
What is the minimum recommended current for stunning calves?
1.25 amps
250 volts
What is the minimum recommended current for stunning cattle?
1.28 amps
250 volts
