Essays about: "stunning methods"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words stunning methods.

  1. 1. Behavioural response in pigs at gas stunning in foam

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Madeleine Persson; [2024]
    Keywords : stunning methods; slaughter; animal welfare; carbon dioxide; high-expansion foam; nitrogen; argon;

    Abstract : There are several stunning methods used for the commercial slaughter of pigs. The two most common are electric stunning and stunning with carbon dioxide gas. It has been shown that there are several problems related to animal welfare in the stunning methods used today in commercial slaughter. READ MORE

  3. 2. Alternativ till koldioxidbedövning vid slakt av gris : hinder och möjligheter relaterat till implementering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Linn Råssjö Zenker; [2023]
    Keywords : bedövning; koldioxid; gas; gris; kommersiell slakt; implementering;

    Abstract : I Sverige och andra länder inom EU är koldioxid den dominerande metoden för bedövning av grisar vid kommersiell slakt. När ett djur bedövas i samband med slakt ska metoden som används leda till medvetslöshet utan att djuret känner smärta, vilket inkluderas i lagstiftning i såväl Sverige som EU. READ MORE

  4. 3. Friend or foam? Improved methods for stunning of pigs with foam : effects of repetition and scent on pig reaction to foam

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Miranda Blad; [2022]
    Keywords : pig; behaviour; stunning; foam; smell; scent; fear assessment; animal welfare;

    Abstract : There are several methods available for stunning of pigs before slaughter, but the most frequently used at larger abattoirs are electricity and CO2. There are advantages and disadvantages with both methods. As there is no method that does not have major animal welfare drawbacks. READ MORE

  5. 4. Welfare Evaluation of Stunning Practices for Farmed Fish in the European Union

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM)

    Author : Rickard Barkerud; [2021]
    Keywords : farmed fish; stunning methods; fish welfare; welfare indicators; stress responses; aquaculture;

    Abstract : An optimal method for stunning animals before slaughter should result in instantaneous and irreversible insensibility. Today, there are various stunning and slaughter practices used around the world for farmed fish. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Program for SU(N) Color Structure Decomposition into Multiplet Bases Using Wigner 3j and 6j Coefficients

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teoretisk partikelfysik - Geonomgår omorganisation

    Author : Andris Potrebko; [2020]
    Keywords : Colour Structure; QCD; Quantum Chromodynamics; SU N ; Multiplet bases; Color structures; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The increased capacity of elementary particle accelerators raises the demand for the simulation data of the experiments. One of the bottlenecks in the simulations is the QCD color structure calculation, which is usually treated using non-orthogonal and overcomplete sets of bases. READ MORE