A comparison of the effects of electrical, captive bolt or percussion stunning on the incidence of blood splash in lambs |
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Authors: | Kirton A H Frazerhurst L F Bishop W H Winn G W |
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Affiliation: | * Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand ? Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand, Box 617, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | Three-hundred-and-three lambs were divided into three equal groups. Half the lambs in each group were not weaned before slaughter and the weaned half were slaughtered a week later. Lambs in one group were head stunned electrically before slaughter; in the second group lambs were stunned with a captive bolt pistol and in the third group they were percussion stunned before slaughter. Carcasses, gall-bladders, hearts and duodenums were inspected for blood splash after slaughter. A few small haemorrhages were detected in 57% of the electrically stunned lambs, in 30% of the captive bolt stunned lambs and in only 16% of the percussion stunned animals. Although no splash of commercial significance was found in any carcass, 25% of the electrically stunned lambs had detectably splashed carcasses, whilst only 1% of percussion-stunned lambs had splashed carcasses with captive bolt stunned lambs being intermediate in carcass splash incidence. These results show that stunning method affects the incidence of blood splash. |
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