Magnetic induction heating method for stun and dispatch of slaughter weight broilers

屠宰场迫切需要更人性化的家禽调度方法。在放血之前，通常使用电击使动物失去知觉。然而，这些方法具有高资本和运行成本和/或显著的福利问题。该项目将建立一个射频感应加热原型，以研究使用射频感应加热技术作为家禽击昏和/或调度方法的可行性。之前的工作表明这是可能的，现在我们想建立一个射频感应加热商业原型装置，安装在一个有执照的场所，并进行初步的概念验证测试与活禽。

There's an urgent need for more humane dispatch methods for poultry in slaughterhouses. Stunning is commonly used to render the animal unconscious prior to exsanguination. However, these methods have high capital and running costs and/or significant welfare issues. This project will build a RF induction heating prototype to examine the feasibility of using RF induction heating techniques as a stunning and/or dispatching method for poultry. Prior work suggests that this may be possible, and now we want to build a RF induction heating commercial prototype unit, install it at a licenced premises, and undertake initial proof-of-concept tests with live birds.