title: [Carbon dioxide stunning for the slaughter of turkeys].
abstract: In an experimental study on stunning of 460 turkeys in a CO2 enriched atmosphere (60-70% CO2 in air), as a more animal protecting and more economic alternative to conventional electrical stunning, the following results are obtained: all animals show respiratory arrest within 100 seconds. After being dipped in a CO2 enriched atmosphere for a few seconds the turkeys show head shaking and forced respiration which has to be considered as a strain the animals are conscious of. The meat hygienic results after CO2 stunning are much better than after electrical stunning.
authors.affiliation: Aus dem Institut für Experimentelle Chirurgie der TU München.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Erhardt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gehra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brill
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henke
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004867:Equipment Design; D008462:Meat-Packing Industry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide
vernacular_title: CO2-Betäubung zur Schlachtung von Puten.