carbon dioxide based method and system for the selection of poultry mass and sterilization of broiler houses

摘要

Patent Application: "Carbon dioxide based method and system for the selection of poultry mass and sterilization of poultry houses". The present invention relates to a method for humanely killing animals (2), particularly birds, comprising the steps of: spraying liquid CO2 onto a holding site (10) housing said animals (2), particularly in the form of a pen so that said liquid co2 is evaporated and said animals (2) are exposed to an atmosphere (3) at their retention site (10) containing gaseous co2 in which - according to the invention - after having asphyxiated the said animals (2) exposing them to said atmosphere (2), a mixture of a purge gas (p) and at least one sterilizing agent (a) is discharged to the holding site (10). further, the invention relates to a system (1) for humanely killing animals (2) particularly birds. 23134462v1 1/1 23134462v1