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. 2024 Jul 12;22(7):e8855. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8855

TABLE A.2 List of identified hazards in chickens for each respective killing method.

Hazards NEFS in containers Whole house gassing with CO2 CO2 in two phases in containers CO2 + inert gases in containers Inert gases in contain‐ners LAPS Electrical waterbath Head‐only electri‐cal stunning Captive bolt Percussive blow to the head Cervical dislocation Lethal injection
Handling x x x x x x x x x x x
Manual restraint x x x x x x x
Inversion x x x x x
Shackling x
Pre‐stun shocks x
Loud noise x x x x x x
Substance irritating the mucosa x x x x x
Surrounded by foam x
Jet stream of gas at bird level x x x x x
Hurting x x x x x x x x x x x x
Expansion of gases in the body cavity x x
Inhalation of the foam x x
Too short exposure time x x x x x x x x
Too small bubble size x
Low foam production rate x
Too low gas concentration x x x
Too low temperature x x x x x x
Inhalation of high CO 2 concentra‐tion x x x
Overloading x x x x x x
Too fast decompres‐sion x x
Poor electrical contact x x
Inappropriate electrical parameters x x
Incorrect shooting position x
Incorrect captive bolt parameters x
Incorrect application of the manual method x x
Inappropriate route of administration x
Sublethal dose x