Captive bolt euthanasia of pigs
Primefact Number: 975 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: Dec 2009
This Primefact provides information on recommended methods for humane euthanasia of sick or compromised pigs.
Euthanasia means ‘good death’.
Pigs that do not respond to treatment or are in acute pain and distress should be euthanased.
The ‘Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Pigs’ (MCOP) (www.csiro.au) provides guidelines on approved euthanasia methods.
Timely euthanasia of pigs is an important component of a piggery’s welfare plan.
The MCOP Standard for euthanasia (7.1) states that ‘the method of euthanasia must cause sudden unconsciousness with death occurring when unconscious’.
| Download |
|---|
Downloads require Adobe Acrobat Reader