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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2024

Movements after Captive Bolt Stunning in Cattle and Possible Animal- and Process-Related Impact Factors-A Field Study.

Anika Lücking, Helen Louton, Martin von Wenzlawowicz, Michael Erhard, Karen von Holleben

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The use of Diathermic Syncope® for stunning cattle.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2026
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  2. Review
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  4. Pathophysiology of penetrating captive-bolt stunning of horses.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Anika Lückingbsi Schwarzenbek-Training and Consultancy Institute for Animal Welfare at Transport and Slaughter, Grabauer Str 27A, 21493 Schwarzenbek, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-6420-4483
Helen LoutonAnimal Health and Animal Welfare, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6b, 18059 Rostock, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9658-823X
Martin von Wenzlawowiczbsi Schwarzenbek-Training and Consultancy Institute for Animal Welfare at Transport and Slaughter, Grabauer Str 27A, 21493 Schwarzenbek, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-1773-381X
Michael ErhardAnimal Welfare, Animal Behavior, Animal Hygiene and Animal Husbandry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2527-0424
Karen von Hollebenbsi Schwarzenbek-Training and Consultancy Institute for Animal Welfare at Transport and Slaughter, Grabauer Str 27A, 21493 Schwarzenbek, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-2490-709X
Animal Welfare Institute · USUniversity of Rostock · DE

Funding

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture 2817801X18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Movements in cattle after captive bolt stunning cause problems in the slaughter process and lead to uncertainties in assessing stunning effectiveness. The objective of this study was to categorize and quantify these movements and determine animal- and process-related impact factors, as well as connections to stunning effectiveness and shooting position. In total 2911 cows, heifers, and bulls (dairy, beef, and crossbreeds) were examined (mean age 3.02 years). Movements from landing until at least four minutes after sticking were recorded by action cams (Apeman

Indexed as

animal welfarecaptive boltcattlemovementsslaughterstunning effectivenessunconsciousness

Identifiers

PMID38612350
PMCPMC11010814
OpenAlexW4393988541

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