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

对于屠宰场的家禽，迫切需要更人道的调度方法。昏迷通常用于使动物在放血前失去知觉。然而，这些方法有很高的资金和运行成本和/或重大的福利问题。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的昏迷和/或调度方法的可行性。先前的工作表明这是可能的，现在我们想要建立一个射频感应加热的商业原型装置，将其安装在许可的场所，并在活鸟身上进行初步的概念验证测试。

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.