Euthanasia

Food animal medicine

Why preform euthanasia

QOL

Money

Behavior

Production

Disease

Sickness

Cattle

Most common is captive bolt gun in-between ears and eyes (cut jugular after to kill animal)

be mindful of surroundings when using real gun, be cautious of type and the Amo being used

Meds = uthazole = iv or IC (animals needs to be in comatose)

exsanguination

bleeding animal

Sheep and Goats

Meds - uthazole

captive bolt - smaller less powerful

You can Heart Stick = kids and lambs

Rodents

intraabdominal = lay animal on back and inject into inguinal space

Adult Pigs

Electrocution

Gas Chamber - CO2 = once passed out exsanguinate

Captive bolt

Meds - not common

Foam - to basically suffocate

piglets

can use blunt force trauma because piglets have fontanels

Horses

meds most common form = pet-like

Chickens and ducks

Snap neck

electrocution

exsanguination

CO2

foam