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Record 1 2019-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Animal Husbandry
DEF

A gunlike instrument used in slaughtering animals that projects an attached plunger from the barrel.

OBS

This method works on the principle of a gun and fires a blank cartridge and it propels a short bolt(metal rod) from the barrel. The bolt penetrates the skull bone and produces concussion by damaging the brain or increasing intracranial pressure, causing bruising of the brain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
  • Élevage des animaux
CONT

Deux des méthodes d'étourdissement les plus employées sont le pistolet à cheville percutante (également appelé pistolet à projectile captif ou pistolet d'abattage) et l'étourdissement électrique. [...] L'étourdissement au pistolet à cheville percutante est surtout employé pour les bovins; il s'agit d'un moyen simple et efficace s'il est appliqué au bon endroit sur la tête de l'animal, ce dernier étant saigné immédiatement après.

Spanish

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