Farm to Plate

Data pinpoints need for a continued focus on stunning efficacy and management

A stunning issue: Assessing humane-handling enforcement actions and developing teachable moments for processors on stunning and handling of animals.

Faith Baier Lucas Heimmermann Sara Odegard Kaleiah Schiller

Kurt D. Vogel PhD

June 13, 2018

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In 2016 and 2017, 107 and 104 humane handling enforcement actions were posted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Web site, respectively.

The poultry stunning method called Low Atmospheric Pressure Stunning (LAPS) is gaining support

Farm to Plate

Research Perspective: LAPS could set humane standard

Poultry stunning method continues to gain support as an innovative way to humanely stun animals for slaughter.

Kaleiah Schiller

Kurt D. Vogel PhD

January 28, 2016

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The aim behind humane methods of slaughter in processing plants is to ensure the welfare of any animal subject to pre-slaughter stunning by means of diminishing stress levels and eliminating any pain felt during slaughter.

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