Consciousness, unconsciousness and death in the context of slaughter. Part I. Neurobiological mechanisms underlying stunning and killing

C Terlouw, C Bourguet, V Deiss - Meat Science, 2016 - Elsevier
This review describes the neurobiological mechanisms that are relevant for the stunning and
killing process of animals in the abattoir. The mechanisms underlying the loss of …

Welfare measurements of finishing pigs on the day of slaughter: A review

P Brandt, MD Aaslyng - Meat science, 2015 - Elsevier
Animal welfare on the day of slaughter is of increasing concern to the authorities and
consumers alike, creating a need not only to optimize the welfare of the animals but also to …

Welfare of pigs at slaughter

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - Efsa …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The killing of pigs for human consumption (slaughtering) can take place in a slaughterhouse
or on farm. The processes of slaughtering that were assessed for welfare, from the arrival of …

Deep-learning-based automatic monitoring of pigs' physico-temporal activities at different greenhouse gas concentrations

A Bhujel, E Arulmozhi, BE Moon, HT Kim - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Animals exhibit their internal and external stimuli through changing
behavior. Therefore, people intrinsically used animal physical activities as an indicator to …

[HTML][HTML] Potential alternatives to high-concentration carbon dioxide stunning of pigs at slaughter

E Sindhøj, C Lindahl, L Bark - Animal, 2021 - Elsevier
Using carbon dioxide (CO 2) for stunning pigs at slaughter is common in Europe. The use of
group stunning is a major advantage with CO 2, which is done without restraining the pigs …

Evaluation of a water-based medium-expansion foam depopulation method in suckling and finisher pigs

JD Kieffer, MR Campler, TY Cheng, AG Arruda… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The need for effective and efficient means of mass depopulation of swine
is critical, given foreign animal diseases, natural disasters, and other hazards that threaten …

Assessment of unconsciousness in pigs during exposure to nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures

P Llonch, P Rodriguez, M Jospin, A Dalmau… - Animal, 2013 - cambridge.org
The aim of this study was to assess unconsciousness in pigs during and after the exposure
to gas mixtures of 70% nitrogen (N2) and 30% carbon dioxide (CO2)(70N30C), 80% N2 and …

Responses of pigs to stunning with nitrogen filled high-expansion foam

C Lindahl, E Sindhøj, R Brattlund Hellgren, C Berg… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Stunning pigs with carbon dioxide gas is one of the most common
methods for commercial slaughter. Carbon dioxide, however, has been shown to be …

Stunning pigs with nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures: effects on animal welfare and meat quality

P Llonch, P Rodríguez, M Gispert, A Dalmau… - Animal, 2012 - cambridge.org
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of exposure to the gas mixtures of 70%
nitrogen (N2) and 30% carbon dioxide (CO2; 70N30C), 80% N2 and 20% CO2 (80N20C) …

Chapter 5: Pigs

L Faucitano, M Raj - Preslaughter handling and …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
This chapter deals with the following key factors that, both individually and additively, are
relevant for animal welfare and pork meat quality:(1) the farm of origin, in terms of housing …