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Electrical Stunning

ChickenElectrical stunning equipment is available for use on-farm and, if operated correctly, is a humane method of pre-slaughter stunning. Electrical stunning must make the bird immediately unconscious and insensible to pain until death occurs. Death is usually achieved by cutting the major blood vessels in the neck. 

The following pages provide detailed advice on the use of electrical stunning for poultry.


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