Electrical head-only stunning of fallow deer (Dama dama)

Authors: Devine CE, Cook CJ, Blackmore DK, Gilbert KV, Jacobson LH
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 42, Issue 1, pp 38-39, Feb 1994
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Deer, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Animal welfare, Animal handling, Slaughter
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: We recently published a paper documenting the success of head-only electrical stunning in red deer (Cervus elaphus). This work has now been extended to fallow deer (Dama dama) to determine whether there are differences between this species and red deer in terms of behavioural responses and effectiveness of electrical stunning. Methods very similar to those used in the red deer study were employed and the effect of head-only electrical stunning on the electroencephalograms (EEGs) and behaviour of three mature fallow bucks was examined…

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