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Table 1 Correlation of electro-encephalogram recordings and behavioural/ brainstem indications in rainbow trout after electrical stunning

From: Is humane slaughtering of rainbow trout achieved in conventional production chains in Germany? Results of a pilot field and laboratory study

Electrical current

Number of rainbow trout

ac

dc

Summary

Duration of stun

total

30 s

60 s

Total

30 s

60 s

VER before stunning

7

4

3

8

4

4

15/15

VER after stunning

2/7

2

0

1/8

1

0

3/15

Survival

2/7

2/4

0

1/8

1/4

0

3/15

OM

2/7

2/4

0

1/8

1/4

0

3/15

VOR

2/7

2/4

0

1/8

1/4

0

3/15

IOM

3/7

3/4

0

1/8

1/4

0

4/15

TFM

1/7

1/4

0

3/8

2/4

1/4

4/15

TJM

3/7

2/4

1/4

2/8

1/4

1/4

5/15

MC

0

0

0

1/8

1/4

0

1/15

  1. VER visually-evoked responses, OM operculum movements, VOR vestibulo-ocular reflex, IOM irregular/ trembling movements of operculum, TFM trembling movements of fins, TJM trembling movements of lower jaw, MC irregular contractions of skeletal muscles