Advances in the electrical stunning and bleeding of ostriches

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dc.contributor.authorHoffman L.C.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-06T08:02:29Z
dc.date.available2012-06-06T08:02:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe stunning of ostriches (Struthio camelus) has traditionally been carried out with hand-held tongs whilst birds are held in a restraining area by applying pressure normally from behind by gently pushing on the tail feathers. The area is often a V-shaped structure, high enough that the stunning operator is not kicked. After stunning, the birds are rocked backwards and a rubberised leg clamp placed over the legs at the tarso-metatarsal bone allowing the birds to be chain-shackled by the big toes. This stunning procedure has been replaced by a new restraining and stunning mechanism which completely envelops the ostrich in a padded clamp holder. Double-padded sides restrain the bird's upper thighs and a rubberised foot clamp holds the feet so there is no physical damage to the bird. As the bird is electrically stunned with electrodes placed both sides of the head, the entire stunning box rotates 180° so that toe clamps can be applied without any danger to the stunning operators. Within 20 s of stunning, the birds are bled by means of a complete ventral cut to the neck and/or by thoracic sticking. © 2012 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare.
dc.identifier.citationAnimal Welfare
dc.identifier.citation21
dc.identifier.citationSUPPL. 2
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dc.identifier.issn9627286
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7120/096272812X13353700593284
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21320
dc.subjectAnimal welfare
dc.subjectExsanguination
dc.subjectOstriches
dc.subjectRatites
dc.subjectRestraint
dc.subjectStunning
dc.titleAdvances in the electrical stunning and bleeding of ostriches
dc.typeReview
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