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ArticleAnimal welfare (South Mimms, England)2026

Electroencephalographic assessment of pneumatic penetrating captive-bolt stunning of donkeys

Katharine Ann Fletcher, Beatrice Benedetti, Barbara Padalino, Mariano Hernández Gil, Troy Gibson

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Article in Animal welfare (South Mimms, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Katharine Ann FletcherRoyal Veterinary College Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5076-5528
Beatrice BenedettiUniversity of Bologna, Italy.
Barbara PadalinoUniversity of Bologna Department of Agricultural Sciences, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7630-8285
Mariano Hernández GilNational Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico.
Troy GibsonRoyal Veterinary College, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1242-2695

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Equids slaughtered for human consumption in many countries are stunned with penetrating captive bolt (PCB) to produce an irreversible state of unconsciousness to prevent pain and distress before exsanguination. This topic is much-studied for the most commonly slaughtered species, while literature remains limited on Equidae, particularly donkeys (

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Animal welfarecaptive-bolt devicedonkeyselectroencephalographyslaughterstunning

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PMID42238875
PMCPMC13227131

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