Method and device for stunning an animal for slaughter

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PATENT NO 5486145
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08435172

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A method of stunning an animal for slaughter includes the steps of providing the animal for slaughter; conveying the animal using conveying means; while conveying, causing a first current pulse having a maximum duration of 10 seconds to flow through the head and/or neck region of the animal to stun the animal; and, while conveying, causing a second current pulse to flow through the body of the animal to cause a cardiac arrest. The first and second current pulses may be applied successively or may be overlapping or partly overlapping.

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STORK RMS B VA CORPORATION OF THE NETHERLANDS ALBERT SCHWEITZERSTRAAT 33 7131 PG LICHTENVOORDE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dorsthorst, Wilhelmus A Lichtenvoorde, NL 1 20
Pardijs, Hendrik J Winterswijk, NL 4 94

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