These guidelines take into consideration the variety of electrical water bath stunning systems in use, regulations in some countries on electrical stunning, the use of controlled atmospheric stunning (CAS) and the potential for approval of low atmospheric pressure stunning (LAPS) as well as requirement for religious slaughter
Organization, WHO, as critical to human health) that are not approved for veterinary use
-Prohibit the use of medically important drugs (i.e., as defined by the WHO, important to human health but also approved for veterinary use) when used for growth promotion
-Require veterinarians to oversee animal care Implement farming practices that reduce or eliminate the need for antibiotic use by using proven best practices such as probiotics or animal husbandry practices Embrace farming systems that reduce the need for antibiotics