TABLE B.2 List of identified hazards in pigs for each respective killing method.
| Hazards | NEFS in containers | Whole house gassing with CO2 | CO2 at high concentration in containers | CO2 + Inert gases in containers | Inert gases in containers | Electrical killing | Captive bolt | Non‐penetrative captive bolt | Percussive blow to the head | Firearm | Lethal injection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handling | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Restraint | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Inversion | x | ||||||||||
| Loud noise | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Slipping | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Substance irritating the mucosa | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Surrounded by foam | x | ||||||||||
| Jet stream of gas at pigs' level | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Hurting | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Too short exposure time | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Overloading | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Too small bubble size | x | ||||||||||
| Low foam production rate | x | ||||||||||
| Inhalation of foam | x | ||||||||||
| Exposure to high CO 2 concentra‐tions | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Too low gas concentration | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Too low temperature of the gas | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Wrong placement of the electrodes | x | ||||||||||
| Poor electrical contact | x | ||||||||||
| Inappropriate electrical parameters | x | ||||||||||
| Incorrect shooting position | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Incorrect captive bolt parameters | x | x | |||||||||
| Sublethal dose of chemical | x | ||||||||||
| Incorrect application of the blow to the head | x | ||||||||||
| Inappropriate power and calibre of the cartridge | x | ||||||||||
| Inappropriate type of projectile | x | ||||||||||
| Inappropriate route of administra‐tion | x | ||||||||||
| Sublethal dose | x |