Review of percussive stunning

01 September 2016
Focus area: Animal welfare
Program stream: Product & process integrity
Project number: 2016-1040
The objective of this project was the completion of a review of published scientific data and industry findings related to the use of non-penetrative percussive stunning overseas, to determine optimum stunning conditions for adaptation in Australia. The term ‘Percussive stunning’ is used to describe non-penetrating percussive stunning (also referred to as concussion stunning).
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