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Air is 30% nitrogen. Air separation (into N2 and O2) is a well understood process, liquid nitrogen is abundant. Lowering them into the chamber, putting them in
by throw_away1525 4y ago
Air is 30% nitrogen. Air separation (into N2 and O2) is a well understood process, liquid nitrogen is abundant. Lowering them into the chamber, putting them in a chamber and filling it up, it makes no difference. The only reason is that no one cares.
- shoelessone 4y agoI'll admit I just skimmed this article and don't know the source, so happy to be shown the light, but I seriously doubt it's because no one cares. https://www.ri.se/en/what-we-do/projects/replacement-of-carbon-dioxide-for-stunning-purposes-in-pigs https://www.ri.se/en/what-we-do/projects/replacement-of-carb...
- Ancapistani 4y agoI'd say that pretty much everyone involved cares - either about the animal's experience, or about the financial impact. As I said elsewhere, at least in this case those incentives are largely aligned.
- atmavatar 4y agoAir is actually ~78% nitrogen. That merely furthers the point, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth