Alternative to carbon dioxide – nitrogen foam anesthesia
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Short summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the behavioral and physiological reactions of pigs to the stunning method with nitrogen foam and to study the stunning process.
The study is being conducted at SLU's research center, Lövsta Agricultural Research, outside Uppsala. The study runs from August 2018 to December 2019.
Project leader:
Cecilia Lindahl, RISE
Project manager at SLU: Anna Wallenbeck
Publications:
Artikel: Söderquist, A., Wallenbeck, A. & Lindahl, C., 2023. Social support in a novel situation aimed for stunning and euthanasia of pigs may be increased by familiar pigs - A behavioural study with weaners. Animals, 13, 481, doi: 10.3390/ani13030481.
Artikel: Lindahl, C., Sindhøj, E., Brattlund Hellgren, R., Berg, C. & Wallenbeck, A. 2020. Responses of Pigs to Stunning with Nitrogen Filled
High-Expansion Foam. Animals 10, 2210. doi: 10.3390/ani10122210.
Examensarbete: Blad, M., 2022. Friend or foam? Improved methods for stunning of pigs with foam; effects of repetition and scent on pig reaction to foam. Degree project/Independent project, Veterinary Medicine Programme.
Rapport: Wallgren, T., Wallenbeck, A., Berg, C., 2020. Bedövningsmetoder för gris vid slakt. SLU, Inst för husdjurens miljö och hälsa, Skara, Rapport 51.
Examensarbete: Söderquist, A., 2020. Familiarity and personality affect social support in juvenile pigs in a foam stunning situation.
Examensarbete: Thurehult, Å., 2019. Grisars reaktion på luftfyllt skum. SLU, Inst för husdjurens miljö och hälsa, examensarbete inom veterinärprogrammet, 24 sidor.
Examensarbete: Brattlund Hellgren, R., 2019. Grisars beteende i bedövningsbox med luftskum eller kvävgasskum. Självständigt arbete i biologi 15 hp inom Etologi och Djurskyddsprogrammet
Presentations:
Presentation: Persson, M., Lindahl, C., Wallenbeck, A. Immediate behavioural response in pigs at gas stunning with foam. NordicISAE 2024.
Presentation: Wallenbeck, A., Wallgren, T., Berg, L., Lindahl, C. 2022. Forskning: Hur fasar vi ut koldioxidbedövning på gris? Djurskyddskonferensen 2022.
Conference paper: Blad, M., Lindahl, C., Wallenbeck, A. 2022.
Improved methods for stunning of pigs with foam; effects of repetition and scent on pig reaction to foam. HSA International Conference 2022: Livestock Welfare during Transport, Marketing & Slaughter.
Presentation: Lindahl, C., Blad, M., Sindhøj, E., Berg, C., Wallenbeck, A. 2022. Controlled atmosphere stunning of pigs using nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide in high-expansion foam.
Presentation: Wallenbeck, A., Sindhøj, E., Berg, C., Lindahl, C. 2022. Euthanasia of healthy and non-viable piglets using high-expansion nitrogen foam.
Konference paper from ISAE:s Nordic Winter Meeting, Tartu, Finland, 2020: Improved pig welfare at slaughter - pigs' responses to air- or nitrogen foam.