A perspective on the electrical stunning of animals: Are there lessons to be learned from human electro-convulsive therapy (ECT)?

Meat Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 956-961

  Zivotofsky, Ari Z ^a   Strous, Rael D ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Slaughter; Stunning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ELECTRICAL STUNNING; MEAT PRODUCTION; SLAUGHTER; STUNNING;

ANIMALS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONFUSION; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRICITY; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; POULTRY; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONFUSION; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRICITY; MEAT; PAIN; POULTRY; SHEEP;

EID: 84855555089     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.11.039     Document Type: Article

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