Wormuth H J, Schütt-Abraham I
Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 1989 Mar;96(3):104-7.
Every slaughter process involves problems as to animal welfare as well as safety aspects and the protection of workers. With poultry these are basically concentrated on electrical stunning. Electrical currents and voltages suitable for stunning slaughter animals are principally also hazardous for man in what respect body resistance is of crucial importance. Potential hazards have to be looked upon as present in spite of existing safety regulations. Comparatively high stunning voltages for poultry recently proposed because of animal welfare considerations have met objections not only from the viewpoint of meat hygienic but workers' safety regulations as well. While the former meanwhile could be overcome the latter still has to be investigated, especially as a regulation on the electrical stunning of poultry is currently being prepared. In this respect the question whether adequate stunning efficiency can be obtained by reducing the voltage and prolonging the time of exposure is of special interest. First preliminary results of such investigations are presented. To ensure workers' safety other related aspects should also be taken into account and examined for improvements.
每一个屠宰过程都涉及动物福利、安全问题以及对工人的保护等诸多问题。对于家禽屠宰而言，这些问题主要集中在电击致昏方面。适合使屠宰动物致昏的电流和电压，就人体电阻至关重要这一点来说，对人同样具有危险性。尽管有现行的安全规定，但仍必须将潜在危险视为存在。由于动物福利方面的考虑，最近提出的相对较高的家禽电击致昏电压，不仅遭到了肉类卫生方面的反对，也受到了工人安全规定方面的质疑。虽然前者目前已能克服，但后者仍有待研究，尤其是因为目前正在制定家禽电击致昏的相关规定。在这方面，通过降低电压和延长电击时间是否能够获得足够的致昏效率这一问题特别值得关注。本文给出了此类调查的初步结果。为确保工人安全，还应考虑并检查其他相关方面以加以改进。
