Slaughter methods

work of slaughtering domestic pigs to obtain pig meat (pork)

thumb|right|Disemboweling a fish during food preparation thumb|Swine inspection by USDA of disemboweled hogs Disembowelment, disemboweling, evisceration, eviscerating or gutting is the removal of organs from the gastrointestinal tract (bowels or viscera), usually through an incision made across the abdominal area. Disembowelment is a standard routine operation during animal slaughter. In ancient Rome, disembowelment of animals was practiced for divination, and was known as haruspicy. Disembowelment of humans may result from an accident, but has also been used as a method of torture or executio

form of asphyxiation which results from breathing a physiologically inert gas with no or low oxygen content

thumb|right|150px|Medieval stunning using a mallet Stunning is the process of rendering animals immobile or unconscious, with or without killing the animal, when or immediately prior to slaughtering them for food.

killing of fish