Gas Killing of Chickens and Turkeys
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Although the majority of birds slaughtered in UK processing plants are stunned using electrical waterbath systems, an increasing number of plants are killing poultry using gas. This process has the potential to eliminate some of the welfare concerns associated with electrical waterbath stunning, including such issues as uncrating the birds which can cause handling stress, live shackling, pre-stun electric shocks and ineffective stunning.
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