Return-to-sensibility problems after penetrating captive bolt stunning of cattle in commercial beef slaughter plants

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 221, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1258-1261

  Grandin, Temple ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; SKULL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; SAFETY; SKULL;

EID: 0036836092     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.221.1258     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Gregory NG. Animal welfare and meat science. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing, 1998;81-82, 228-229.
2. Fricker C, Rick W. Preslaughter stunning of cattle with captive bolt apparatus. Fleischwirtshaft 1981;61:124-126.
3. Finnie JW. Neuropathological changes produced by non-penetrating captive bolt. N Z Vet J 1995;43:183-185.
4. Finnie JW. Traumatic head injury in ruminant livestock. Aust Vet J 1997;75:204-208.
5. Grandin T. Euthanasia and slaughter of livestock. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1994;204:1354-1360.
6. Grandin T. Objective scoring of animal handling and stunning practices in slaughter plants. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1998;212: 36-39.
7. Lambooy E, Spanjaard W, Eikelenboom G. Concussion stunning of veal calves. Fleischwirtshaft 1981;61:128-130.
8. Daly CC, Gregory NG, Wotton SB. Captive bolt stunning of cattle: effects on brain function and role of bolt velocity. Br Vet J 1987;143:574-580.
9. Grandin T. Effect of animal welfare audits of slaughter plants by a major fast food company. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;216: 848-851.
10. Love S, Helps CR, Williams S, et al. Methods of detection of haematogenous dissemination of brain tissue after stunning of cattle with captive bolt guns. J Neurosci Methods 2000;99:53-58.
11. Schmidt GR, Hossner KL, Yemm RS, et al. Potential for disruption of central nervous system tissue in beef cattle by different types of captive bolt stunners. J Food Prot 1999;62:390-393.
12. Grandin T. The welfare of cattle during slaughter and prevention of downers. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2001;218:10-15.
13. Grandin T. Livestock handling and transport. 2nd ed. Wallingford, UK: CAB1 Publishing, 2000:409-439.
14. CSIRO Meat Research Laboratory. Cattle head capture unit. Meat Res Newslett 1989.
15. Lambooy B. Electro-anesthesia or electro-immobilization of calves, sheep and pigs with Feenix Stockstill. Vet Q 1985;7:120-126.
16. Pascoe PJ. Humanness of electro-immobilization unit for cattle. Am J Vet Res 1986;10:2252-2256.
17. Grandin T, Curtis SE, Widowski TM, et al. Electro-immobilization versus mechanical restraint in an avoid choice test. J Anim Sci 1986;62:1469-1480.
18. Grandin T. Good management practices for animal handling and stunning. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Meat Institute,