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AU Gregory,N.G.; Wotton,S.B.

TI Effect of wetting a chicken's feathers on the effectiveness of electrical stunning

QU Research in Veterinary Science 1992 Sep; 53(2): 250-1

PT journal article

AB Chickens were electrically stunned either when their bodies and feathers were wet or when they were dry. The time to recovery of muscular activity following stunning with 81 mA was assessed, and it was found that it was quicker in the wet birds. When hens which had previously been implanted with electroencephalogram electrodes were stunned with 119 mA it was found that the prevalence of somatosensory evoked responses during the first 60 seconds after applying the current was not significantly influenced by the wetness of the birds. It was concluded that electrical stunning with low currents in wet birds leads to a lower prevalence of ventricular fibrillation at stunning and a shorter lasting stun in the non-fibrillated birds. This effect is possibly due to some of the current tracking over the bird's wet body rather than through the brain.

AD Department of Meat Animal Science, University of Bristol School of Veterinary Science, Langford.

SP englisch

PO England

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