avt session 6: the science behind the anoxia technique
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This sixth presentation of a series of 6 AVT presentations on the science behind the Anoxia technique.TRANSCRIPT
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Session 6Science behind the technique
Harm KiezebrinkResearch Fellow
Faculty of Veterinary Science Queensland University
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In a plane you are instructed what to do in case the cabin pressure drops ..
When climbing Mount Everest, you need additional oxygen, unless you are a Sherpa ..
In case you are diving, you are instructed what to do when you dive below 30 meters ..
Anoxia: Never heard about it?
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The metabolic process
As the altitude increases (from > 2,400 meter) atmospheric pressure decreases, oxygen levels drop
At 30 meters below sea level atmospheric pressure is 4 times the normal atmosphere, leading to higher CO2 and lower Oxygen levels.
A decrease in blood oxygen level leads to relative increase of the nitrogen concentration inhaled, resulting in Hypoxic Anoxia or Nitrogen Asphyxiation
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Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloproteinase in the red blood cells of all vertebrates
Hemoglobin enables the transport of gasses throughout the body
It carries oxygen from the respiratory organs (lungs) to the rest of the body where it releases the oxygen
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No physical responses, the air we breath consists of 78% Nitrogen, so high quantities of remain undetected ..
No stress or pain sensations, on contrary; mountain climbers and divers describe Anoxia as reaching a state of positive anxiety ..
No reaction by animals when they are exposed to Anoxia until the moment that they turn unconscious ..
Anoxia caused by exposure to >98% Nitrogen
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Proof of principleAnoxia method
Published on May 2013 in Poultry Science 92:1145–1154 Reviewed/downloaded 21.500 times on
N2GF.com Main researchers
Dorothy McKeegan - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Marien Gerritzen - Wageningen UR, Livestock Research
Main conclusion “These trials provide proof-of- principle
that submersion in gas-filled, high expansion foam provides a rapid and highly effective method of euthanasia, which may have potential to provide humane emergency killing or routine depopulation. “
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Heart rate responses
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EEG responses
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ECG responses
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Behavioral responses
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Foam parametersgroup trial
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Behavioral responses Group trial
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Results summary group trials
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Results summarygroup trials
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Proof of principleConclusions
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Question and Answer
Reflection:What’s on your mind?
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