#stunning
- Stunning — The act of making or becoming dizzy and its result; a physiological or psychological process through which a person or an animal is brought into a state of temporary loss of sensory control, balance, or spatial orientation. In zootechnical practices, it represents a mandatory structural step of stunning before slaughtering.
- To stun — To stun or temporarily deprive an animal of consciousness using mechanical, electrical, or chemical methods before slaughter; this mandatory technical process is structurally designed to completely suppress pain reflexes and ensure humane slaughtering, in compliance with European animal welfare regulations.
- Stunning agent — Causing or producing stunning; (as a neuter noun) a chemical substance, gas mixture, or anesthetic agent used in industrial or clinical settings to rapidly induce temporary unconsciousness and structural insensitivity to pain in animals.
- Stunning — The act of stunning and its result; a technical or medical procedure through which an animal is rapidly rendered unconscious and insensible, via mechanical, electrical, or chemical methods, prior to slaughter, with the purpose of eliminating pain and physical suffering; in an extended sense, it can describe a state of pronounced numbness, bewilderment, or temporary loss of senses due to a heavy shock or the administration of anesthetic substances.
- Stunning device — An apparatus, mechanical device, or industrial electrical installation used in slaughterhouses to induce a temporary state of unconsciousness in animals before slaughter; (as an adjective) causing stunning, capable of structurally suppressing nerve pain reflexes through the application of a calibrated shock.