Towards the humane slaughter of decapod crustaceans: identifying the most effective indicators of insensibility following electrical stunning

• Published in: Frontiers in Animal Science
• Main Authors: Neil, Douglas M., Putyora, Endre, Albalat, Amaya
• Other Authors: University of Stirling
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2024
• Subjects: Psychiatry and Mental health; Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology; Slaughter; Homarus gammarus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2024.1378350; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2024.1378350/full

Decapod crustaceans provide a valuable food source worldwide, both through wild capture and captive rearing. They are also used extensively in scientific research, both as subjects for the investigation of basic biological processes and as model organisms for the detection of environmental changes....