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Investigation Into the Humaneness of Slaughter Methods for Guinea Pigs (Cavia
porcelus) in the Andean Region
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Limon G
; Gonzales-Gustavson EA
; Gibson TJ
J Appl Anim Welf Sci
2016[Jul]; 19
(3
): 280-93
PMID26963642
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Guinea pigs (Cavia porcelus) are an important source of nonhuman animal protein
in the Andean region of South America. Specific guidelines regarding the welfare
of guinea pigs before and during slaughter have yet to be developed. This study
critically assessed the humaneness of 4 different stunning/slaughter methods for
guinea pigs: cervical neck dislocation (n = 60), electrical head-only stunning
(n = 83), carbon dioxide (CO2) stunning (n = 21), and penetrating captive bolt
(n = 10). Following cervical neck dislocation, 97% of guinea pigs had at least 1
behavioral or cranial/spinal response. Six percent of guinea pigs were classified
as mis-stunned after electrical stunning, and 1% were classified as mis-stunned
after captive bolt. Increased respiratory effort was observed during CO2
stunning. Apart from this finding, there were no other obvious behavioral
responses that could be associated with suffering. Of the methods assessed,
captive bolt was deemed the most humane, effective, and practical method of
stunning guinea pigs. Cervical neck dislocation should not be recommended as a
slaughter method for guinea pigs.
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