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Dossier Anoxia: N2GF equipment commercially available in Benelux and Germany

Marking March 31 2015 as the official launching date, the First series of Anoxia Foam systems that will be officially branded as N2GF equipment is now commercially available in Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Anoxia Foam is a new and promising technique to euthanize farm animals with less negative impact on animal welfare. This was the conclusion of the veterinarians participating in the first course on Anoxia technology that was held last February in Barneveld, Netherlands. The Anoxia Foam technique consists of stunning animals in nitrogen gas foam, causing loss of consciousness within 20 – 30 seconds without stress. Poultry vets from Netherlands, Belgium and Germany joined the training that was accredited by the Royal Dutch Society of Veterinary Science.

N2GF systems consist of a high-expansion foam nozzle, fed with nitrogen from a high-pressure gas cylinder or from a nitrogen generator that produces nitrogen on the spot. The nitrogen generator has been specifically designed for use in a poultry house atmosphere by Parker Hannifin, the world leading company in this area.

The N2GF systems are now launched by Anoxia Europe BV in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany (Lower Saxony and Nord Rhine-Westphalia). Anoxia Europe will be coordinating development of the N2GF technique in consultation with veterinary authorities and will be sharing best practices across Europe. Certified veterinarians will support a proper use of the N2GF system to safeguard animal welfare, in implementation of the relevant EU Regulation 1099/2009.

40 complete N2GF systems will be tested in everyday practice on a variety of poultry farms for stunning and euthanizing of parent stock, turkeys, ducks, layers and broilers. For a special introductory offer, see www.anoxia-europe.com

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For more information contact Dr Michiel van Mil, Anoxia Europe, at
info@anoxia-europe.com or +31-3417016876

Anoxia presentation Australia

This is the 3th presentation of a series of documents, presented during the conference on the application of the Anoxia method for euthanizing animals.

The conference is held in Canberra (Australia) on February 21, 2014. The conference is organized for representatives of animal welfare organizations, Australian animal health authorities and the industry and gives an overview of more scientific based information on the Anoxia method.

Anoxia presentation Australia from Charm Key

From Ausvet plan to implementation

This is the 1st presentation of a series of documents, presented during the conference on the application of the Anoxia method for euthanizing animals. The conference is held in Canberra (Australia) on February 21, 2014. The conference is organized for representatives of animal welfare organizations, Australian animal health authorities and the industry and gives an overview of some important practical issues related to Emergency Response, based on my experiences during the outbreak of H7N7 in Holland.

From Ausvet plan to implementation feb 2014 from Charm Key

Anoxia equipment commercially available within the EU

The most animal welfare friendly euthanasia technique for killing poultry is now commercially available within the EU. According to Regulation EU 1099/2009 each poultry farm within the EU need to be equipped with a slaughter technique (listed in this new regulation). Manual techniques like neck pulling are banned from being used. This means that each poultry farm in Europe needs to be equipped with euthanasia equipment that this technique is easy to use.

The method we developed is based on the principle of Anoxia: total absence of oxygen, using only water, soap, and nitrogen. The animals are stunned within 30 seconds. 25 seconds later, the animals die without any unnecessary stress or pain.

The Anoxia method is developed by Anoxia Europe BV (Hoge Eng 52a, 3881 TN Putten, Holland. For more info, please contact dr. Michiel van Mil, +31 341-701687, Mobile +31 652 266944, email michiel@anoxia-europe.com. www.anoxia-europe.com.

Product info anoxia from Charm Key

Nitrogen production

In the attached presentation, you will find a detailed description of a new animal welfare application based on the use of mobile nitrogen generation: The N2GF Technology. Nitrogen gas foam has some astonishing features:

• Simplicity – creating nitrogen gas foam follows a simple protocol – the systems are easy to assemble – easy to operate – easy to clean & disinfect;
• Cost effective – only affordable disposal materials are used for the culling bag – no maintenance costs – low investments. Compared to existing Co2 systems, the consumption of gas is reduced by up to 80%;
• Safe culling – Nitrogen is non-toxic – safe storage/transport – safe disposal;
• Animal welfare – once the animals are exposed to 99,5% nitrogen in the foam, they are stunned and slaughtered within 1,5 minutes by anoxia;
• Stability – when the gas foam is used in a container, the foam at the entrance of the container works as concealment.

This technology forms the basis for a new slaughter concept based on the use of high expansion foam, filled with 99,5% nitrogen.

Nitrogen generation: Important new animal welfare application from Charm Key