01961naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400400006010000230010024501740012326000090029752010910030665000160139765000150141365000150142865000140144365000210145765000100147865000160148865300210150470000230152570000180154870000230156670000190158970000190160877300440162720942762018-08-20       2018    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.07.016.2DOI1 aOLIVEIRA, S. E. O.  aEvaluation of brain damage resulting from penetrating and non-penetrating stunning in Nelore Cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns.h[electronic resource]  c2018  aAbstract: Brain damage resulting from penetrating and non?penetrating stunning of Nelore cattle using pneumatically powered captive bolt guns was evaluated. Heads were shot using penetrating captive bolt gun with 160 psi (P1; n = 10), 175 psi (P2; n = 10), 190 psi (P3; n = 12), and non-penetrating operating with 220 psi (NP; n = 10). Skin and bone thickness, bolt penetration angle, bolt penetration depth, haemorrhage over the cerebral hemispheres and laceration were assessed. Only P1 had shots that failed to perforate the skull (n = 2; 20%). Bolt penetration depth and haemorrhage over the right cerebral hemisphere was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) greater for P3. Subarachnoid haemorrhage over the frontal, parietal and occipital lobes was higher for NP. Lacerations were observed only for penetrating gun in the cortical region of frontal and parietal lobes. Subarachnoid haemorrhage surrounding the brainstem and laceration in the midbrain and pons was only found for P3. Thus, penetrating captive bolt gun operating with 190 psi is more effective to achieve unconsciousness.  aBeef cattle  aBrain stem  aHemorrhage  aSlaughter  aStunning methods  aAbate  aGado Nelore  aPistola de abate1 aDALLA COSTA, F. A.1 aGIBSON, T. J.1 aDALLA COSTA, O. A.1 aCOLDEBELLA, A.1 aGREGORY, N. G.  tMeat Sciencegv. 145, p. 347-351, 2018.