Application of captive bolt to cattle stunning – a survey of stunner placement under practical conditions
In two cattle head deboning plants, a total of 8879 cattle skulls were investigated for number and precision of shots. Deviation from the ideal position on the forehead and the direction of the shot were measured, results were then attributed to three classes of precision. In all, 64.7% of the skull...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2012-01-01
|
| Series: | Animal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111002667 |
| _version_ | 1818667694220640256 |
|---|---|
| author | R. Fries K. Schrohe F. Lotz G. Arndt |
| author_facet | R. Fries K. Schrohe F. Lotz G. Arndt |
| author_sort | R. Fries |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In two cattle head deboning plants, a total of 8879 cattle skulls were investigated for number and precision of shots. Deviation from the ideal position on the forehead and the direction of the shot were measured, results were then attributed to three classes of precision. In all, 64.7% of the skulls in plant 1 and 65.3% in plant 2 were shot from the ideal position and in the ideal direction. A medium precision was observed in 31.3% and 31.5% of cases, 4.0% and 3.1%, respectively, of the skulls indicated a poor precision. In both plants, skulls with more than one shot hole were observed. Shot holes may indicate the precision of a shot, and thus the risk of suffering during the sensitive time of stunning. In addition to observations at the time of stunning, the observation of shot holes on skulls at random or in total after a day's slaughter can reflect the shooting precision. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-17T06:24:30Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-e057acadee4145f48ee04483c48ed10e |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1751-7311 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-17T06:24:30Z |
| publishDate | 2012-01-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Animal |
| spelling | doaj.art-e057acadee4145f48ee04483c48ed10e2022-12-21T22:00:20ZengElsevierAnimal1751-73112012-01-016711241128Application of captive bolt to cattle stunning – a survey of stunner placement under practical conditionsR. Fries0K. Schrohe1F. Lotz2G. Arndt3Panel Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Brümmerstr. 10, 14195 Berlin, GermanyPanel Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Brümmerstr. 10, 14195 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Biometrics and Data Processing, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19 B, 14163 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Biometrics and Data Processing, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19 B, 14163 Berlin, GermanyIn two cattle head deboning plants, a total of 8879 cattle skulls were investigated for number and precision of shots. Deviation from the ideal position on the forehead and the direction of the shot were measured, results were then attributed to three classes of precision. In all, 64.7% of the skulls in plant 1 and 65.3% in plant 2 were shot from the ideal position and in the ideal direction. A medium precision was observed in 31.3% and 31.5% of cases, 4.0% and 3.1%, respectively, of the skulls indicated a poor precision. In both plants, skulls with more than one shot hole were observed. Shot holes may indicate the precision of a shot, and thus the risk of suffering during the sensitive time of stunning. In addition to observations at the time of stunning, the observation of shot holes on skulls at random or in total after a day's slaughter can reflect the shooting precision.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111002667stunningcattleshot precisioncaptive boltanimal welfare |
| spellingShingle | R. Fries K. Schrohe F. Lotz G. Arndt Application of captive bolt to cattle stunning – a survey of stunner placement under practical conditions Animal stunning cattle shot precision captive bolt animal welfare |
| title | Application of captive bolt to cattle stunning – a survey of stunner placement under practical conditions |
| title_full | Application of captive bolt to cattle stunning – a survey of stunner placement under practical conditions |
| title_fullStr | Application of captive bolt to cattle stunning – a survey of stunner placement under practical conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of captive bolt to cattle stunning – a survey of stunner placement under practical conditions |
| title_short | Application of captive bolt to cattle stunning – a survey of stunner placement under practical conditions |
| title_sort | application of captive bolt to cattle stunning a survey of stunner placement under practical conditions |
| topic | stunning cattle shot precision captive bolt animal welfare |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111002667 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT rfries applicationofcaptivebolttocattlestunningasurveyofstunnerplacementunderpracticalconditions AT kschrohe applicationofcaptivebolttocattlestunningasurveyofstunnerplacementunderpracticalconditions AT flotz applicationofcaptivebolttocattlestunningasurveyofstunnerplacementunderpracticalconditions AT garndt applicationofcaptivebolttocattlestunningasurveyofstunnerplacementunderpracticalconditions |