Electrocution as an alternative euthanasia method to blunt force trauma to the head followed by exsanguination for non-viable piglets

Table 3 Experimental settings for electrocution of anaesthetised piglets (n = 39) using constant amperage of 750 mA

Setting	Number of successfully electrocuted piglets	Weight of electrocuted piglets (kg)	Number of survivors	Weight of survivors (kg)	Frequency (Hz)	Duration of electrical flow (s)	Type of electrodes	Position of electrodes on the chest
9	0		1	1.45	50	15	Flat	b_s^a
10	8^b	Between 1.35 and 1.6	1^c	1.68	400	15	Flat	b_s
11	3	Between 2.02 and 2.10	1	2.02	400	15	Flat	b_s
12	2	2.13; 2.03	1	2.07	730	15	Flat	b_s
13	0		1	1.40	400	15/30^d/15	Pin-shaped	b_s
14	5	Between 1.44 and 1.65	1	1.45	400	15/30^d/15	Pin-shaped	b_s – w_s^e
15	1	1.88	1	1.85	400	5/30^d/5	Pin-shaped	h_h^f – w_s
16	0		1	1.80	400	5/30^d/5	Pin-shaped	head^g, h_h
17	5	Between 1.70 and 1.95	0		400	5/30^d/5	Pin-shaped	b_s; w_s
17	6	Between 0.88 and 1.10	1^e	0.89	400	5/30^d/5	Pin-shaped	b_s; w_s

^ab_s: both sides of the chest
^bThree piglets were stunned electrically
^cAfter electrical stunning
^dBreak between the electrical flows
^eBreak between the electrical flow ≤ 20 s; w_s: above the withers and the sternum
^fh_h: above the temple and on one side of the chest (head_heart)
^ghead: above both temples

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