The controlled atmosphere stunning system uses a multi-stage carbon dioxide process, which is the most reliable slaughter method to ensure consistency in terms of animal welfare and product quality. Thanks to CO2, it produces painless stunning, reducing stress.
It practically eliminates the handling of active birds, reducing the risks for the operator and the danger of biological contaminants affecting the health of workers is eliminated.
By eliminating the flapping and agitated state of birds, there is less bruising following the controlled atmosphere stunning process.
The quality of your product has the potential to improve, resulting in less trim and product loss.
Significantly improves product quality for your operation. Ability to revert to electrical stunning at any moment.
In many European countries, there is a regulatory requirement to stunning pigs and poultry prior to slaughter.
Birds remain unconscious until further processing steps, greatly reducing bruising and wing damage.
To ensure animal welfare, it is necessary to use slaughter methods that minimise pain and stress in poultry and pigs. This can be done by carbon dioxide stunning prior to slaughter.
Handling stress is reduced because live chickens no longer have to be hung on shackles. Another welfare advantage is that the chickens will berendered insensible before shackling and bleeding. CO2 is used in the pig stunning process, pigs are conveyed in pits where the atmosphere is saturated with carbon dioxide.
When slaughtering chickens or turkeys for human consumption, it is imperative for ethical reasons, to ensure the well-being of the animal. Increasingly, carbon dioxide is being used for the stunning and killing of pigs. This is often the most reliable slaughter method to ensuring consistency in terms of good welfare and quality.
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