1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals and Experimental Design
2.2. Electrical Stunning Equipment and Protocol
2.3. Correct Stunning Evaluation
2.4. Post-Mortem Evaluation
2.5. Physical-Chemical Analysis
2.6. Statistical Analysis
2.7. Ethical Approval
3. Results
3.1. Correct Stunning Evaluation
3.2. Post-Mortem Evaluation
3.3. Physical-Chemical Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Weight Group | Frequencies [Hz] | Intensity [mA ± SD] | Voltage [V] | Intensity/Broiler [mA ± SD] |
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G1 | 1400 | 2712.4 ± 7.31 | 53 | 208.65 ± 0.56 |
G2 | 1400 | 2720.7 ± 12.19 | 76 | 209.28 ± 0.93 |
G3 | 1400 | 2729.0 ± 17.07 | 80 | 209.92 ± 1.31 |
Weight Group | Frequencies [Hz] | Intensity [mA ± SD] | Voltage [V] | Intensity/Broiler [mA ± SD] |
---|---|---|---|---|
G1 | 1400 | 2720.7 ± 12.19 | 150 | 209.28 ± 0.93 |
G2 | 1400 | 2775.5 ± 14.63 | 170 | 213.5 ± 1.12 |
G3 | 1400 | 2791.5 ± 24.39 | 190 | 214.73 ± 1.87 |
Stunner | Weight Group | Total Number of Animals (n) | IS (%) | CR (%) | WF (%) | CRW (%) | PMD (%) | PH (%) | DM (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA | G1 | 1100 | 1.18 | 0.90 X | 0.18 | 0.09 x | 2.36 x | 1.72 x | 0.63 |
SA | G2 | 1100 | 1.09 | 0.72 X | 0.36 | 0 X | 1.45 | 1.09 | 0.36 |
SA | G3 | 1100 | 0.90 | 0 Y | 0.18 | 0.72 yY | 1.09 y | 0.72 y | 0.36 |
SB | G1 | 1100 | 1.00 | 0.54 | 0.45 x | 0 X | 1.36 | 1.09 | 0.27 |
SB | G2 | 1100 | 0.45 x | 0.45 | 0 y | 0 X | 1.18 | 1.09 | 0.09 |
SB | G3 | 1100 | 1.45 y | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.72 Y | 1.09 | 1.00 | 0.09 |
SA | Total | 3300 | 1.06 | 0.54 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 1.63 | 1.18 | 0.45 a |
SB | Total | 3300 | 0.96 | 0.48 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 1.21 | 1.06 | 0.15 b |
Parameters | SA PMD | SA NPMD | SB PMD | SB NPMD |
---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 5.88 ± 0.15 | 5.90 ± 0.11 | 5.87 ± 0.13 | 5.86 ± 0.13 |
WHC | 79.58 ± 1.19 XA | 81.31 ± 1.70 Ya | 80.91 ± 1.48 XB | 82.15 ± 1.07 Yb |
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