BigBovid- Evaluation of a Newly Developed 9 mm Bullet-Shooting Stunner for Adequate Stunning of Heavy Cattle

The stunning of heavy cattle and water buffalo is an animal welfare problem, as conventional cartridge fired captive-bolt stunners are not suitable due to the thicker skull bones and the greater depth of penetration required to reach and damage the relevant brain regions for deep unconsciousness. Th...

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Main Authors: Dominic Gascho, Roger Stephan, Clemens Bauer, Michelle Aimée Oesch, Henning Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.949198/full