A feasible method for humane slaughter of eel (Anguilla anguilla L): electrical stunning in fresh water prior to gutting

• Published in: Aquaculture Research
• Main Authors: Lambooij, E., van de Vis, J.W., Kuhlmann, H., Muenkner, W., Oehlenschlaeger, J., Kloosterboer, R.J., Pieterse, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Eel; Electrical stunning; Fresh water; Slaughter; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/a-feasible-method-for-humane-slaughter-of-eel-anguilla-anguilla-l; https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2109.2002.00677.x

It was observed that farmed eels could be rendered unconscious and insensible instantaneously by passing an electrical current through fresh water. The general epileptiform insult on the EEG was characterized by a tonic/clonic and an exhaustion phase. After stunning, the ECG (electro-cardiogram) rev...