Stunning  [ Return towards  Applications  ]

Animals are stunned using a mixture of gases (a high concentration of oxygen, a mixture of CO2, N2 or Argon) prior to slaughtering. This reduces stress, improving the animal's condition and ultimately, meat quality.This process competes with electrical stunning.

Advantages for the processor

animals are relaxed
reduced breakage and losses
reduced pH, improving shelf-life
rapid and homogeneous bleeding with increased yield
ease of slaughtering with further processing time savings
The technology is applicable to pigs, sheep, calves and poultry. Official authorization to use the process varies according to geography and species.

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