Meat Science published a scientific report on the effectiveness of penumatically powered penetrating and non-penetrating captive bolt pistols to render adult cattle unconscious before slaughter. Click HERE to read it.
On Dr. Temple Grandin´s site, one can find many scientific articles about animal welfare during Ritual slaughter:
http://www.grandin.com/ritual/rec.ritual.slaughter.html
The Dialrel website also publishes recent scientific articles dealing with Ritual slaughter:
http://www.dialrel.net
