Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bolzenschussapparat
English translation:
captive bolt (humane) stunner
Mar 14, 2005 14:02
19 yrs ago
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German term
Nina63EG (X)
Bolzenschussapparat
German to English
Other
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Wird vom Metzger benutzt, um z. B. Schweine vor dem Schlachten zu töten.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | captive bolt (humane) stunner |
Martina Burkert
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| 4 +2 | bolt gun |
Armorel Young
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| 4 +2 | humane killer |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 +2 | captive bolt pistol/gun |
Ian M-H (X)
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| 4 | pneumatic gun |
Manuela Junghans
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Proposed translations
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5 hrs
Martina Burkert
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
Life Science Translation, ATA Certified
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German
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captive bolt (humane) stunner
I wasn't going to post a separate answer because most of the answers given are quite accurate. But it looks like some explanations might be useful and they don't fit in those little boxes.
In many western countries it is required by law to stun animals before slaughtering in order to reduce their suffering. The killing itself is done by opening major blood vessels to drain the blood. This is required if the meat is to be used for human consumption (some religions don't even allow stunning).
In slaughterhouses they often use electric stunners for pigs and "Bolzenschussapparate" for cattle. However, a farmer or small scale butcher is likely to use the captive bolt stunner also for pigs.
I don't know what kind of audience the text addresses. The term humane killer is very common but might be somewhat misleading because the device usually doesn't kill. If it does kill it is certainly not more humane than some other methods. I believe the thinking behind it is that it is used in a humane killing process. The term humane stunner is also used (which doesn't mean that it is an especially humane way of stunning).
The term captive bolt stunner is also very common and probably least misleading in this context.
I do have to mention that the term "Bolzenschußapparat" does not imply by itself whether an animal is stunned or killed. There are devices designed to kill - when an animal is sick and under some other circumstances where human consumption of the meat is not intended. But when an animal is killed with this device it can't be slaughtered anymore (slaughtering being a specific way of killing).
I am looking forward to spend the rest of my day with more pleasant topics...
In many western countries it is required by law to stun animals before slaughtering in order to reduce their suffering. The killing itself is done by opening major blood vessels to drain the blood. This is required if the meat is to be used for human consumption (some religions don't even allow stunning).
In slaughterhouses they often use electric stunners for pigs and "Bolzenschussapparate" for cattle. However, a farmer or small scale butcher is likely to use the captive bolt stunner also for pigs.
I don't know what kind of audience the text addresses. The term humane killer is very common but might be somewhat misleading because the device usually doesn't kill. If it does kill it is certainly not more humane than some other methods. I believe the thinking behind it is that it is used in a humane killing process. The term humane stunner is also used (which doesn't mean that it is an especially humane way of stunning).
The term captive bolt stunner is also very common and probably least misleading in this context.
I do have to mention that the term "Bolzenschußapparat" does not imply by itself whether an animal is stunned or killed. There are devices designed to kill - when an animal is sick and under some other circumstances where human consumption of the meat is not intended. But when an animal is killed with this device it can't be slaughtered anymore (slaughtering being a specific way of killing).
I am looking forward to spend the rest of my day with more pleasant topics...
Reference:
http://www.countryside.wales.gov.uk/fe/fileupload_getfile.asp?filePathPrefix=674&fileLanguage=e.pdf.
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Ian M-H (X)
: Well-deserved points - glad you entered your answer. And yes, let's hope for more pleasant topics...
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Comment: "This one is the best term.
Thank you."
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bolt gun
That's the term I know.
But then I had to actually go to an abatoir and it was one of the worst ...
These animals are stunned by means of a bolt gun, which is applied to the ...
www.cosforums.com/archive/index.php/t-4688.html
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Assuming yuo meant German -English, of course
But then I had to actually go to an abatoir and it was one of the worst ...
These animals are stunned by means of a bolt gun, which is applied to the ...
www.cosforums.com/archive/index.php/t-4688.html
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-03-14 14:06:27 GMT)
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Assuming yuo meant German -English, of course
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Alena Lehmkau
: Yep, absolutely right!
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Ian M-H (X)
: Hi Armorel, initially I agreed with your answer, but after Martina's input and having read a little more I'm downgrading to "neutral".
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| agree |
Edith Kelly
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Martina Burkert
: Bolt gun is a very general term. They call them captive bolt gun but captive bolt stunner would be more precise.
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humane killer
is the one I've always heard... I think the "bolt gun" is possibly rather colloquial?
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
1 hr
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| agree |
Martina Burkert
: Humane killer is used a lot but humane stunner is a bit more precise. Also captive bolt humane stunner
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Manuela Junghans
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
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pneumatic gun
wird auch pneumatic gun genannt.
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Ian M-H (X)
: a bolt gun can use compressed air, but some use cartridges: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FRPubs/01-033IF.pdf
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Martina Burkert
: often not pneumatic
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captive bolt pistol/gun
I think Armorel's "bolt gun" might be a touch too colloquial,as David suggests, although it's definitely not wrong.
David's "humane killer" is too vague, I think - it doesn't even specify that what's being talked about is a gun (as opposed to some kind of electric shock device, for example). The meaning of "humane" isn't included in the technical/neutral original term "Bolzenschussapparat" and inadvertently implying a judgment about something controversial isn't our job as translators. And David's answer also assumes that the equipment is used for killing, whereas a bolt gun sometimes 'only' stuns prior to killing by other means.
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/fmd/faq/page2.htm#five
http://www.environment.act.gov.au/petsandlocalwildlife/codep...
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Note added at 1 hr 49 mins (2005-03-14 15:52:01 GMT)
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Following Martina\'s comments on this and other answers: I\'m not sure that we know, just from its name, whether the \"-apparat\" stuns or kills. Which makes it hard to choose \"stunner\" - is a pistol or gun *always* intended to kill rather than stun? I don\'t know.
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Note added at 3 hrs 19 mins (2005-03-14 17:22:08 GMT)
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Martina\'s further comments seem to clarify this: in Asker\'s context (slaughterhouse) this is going to be a device for stunning an animal before its throat is cut (see final sentence of my original explanation).
So Martina\'s \"captive bolt stunner\" looks to be a good choice, distinguishing the appliance in question from captive bolt pistols and guns used to kill (e.g. when animals are destroyed in connection with an epidemic and their carcasses are not destined for human consumption).
David's "humane killer" is too vague, I think - it doesn't even specify that what's being talked about is a gun (as opposed to some kind of electric shock device, for example). The meaning of "humane" isn't included in the technical/neutral original term "Bolzenschussapparat" and inadvertently implying a judgment about something controversial isn't our job as translators. And David's answer also assumes that the equipment is used for killing, whereas a bolt gun sometimes 'only' stuns prior to killing by other means.
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/fmd/faq/page2.htm#five
http://www.environment.act.gov.au/petsandlocalwildlife/codep...
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Note added at 1 hr 49 mins (2005-03-14 15:52:01 GMT)
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Following Martina\'s comments on this and other answers: I\'m not sure that we know, just from its name, whether the \"-apparat\" stuns or kills. Which makes it hard to choose \"stunner\" - is a pistol or gun *always* intended to kill rather than stun? I don\'t know.
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Note added at 3 hrs 19 mins (2005-03-14 17:22:08 GMT)
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Martina\'s further comments seem to clarify this: in Asker\'s context (slaughterhouse) this is going to be a device for stunning an animal before its throat is cut (see final sentence of my original explanation).
So Martina\'s \"captive bolt stunner\" looks to be a good choice, distinguishing the appliance in question from captive bolt pistols and guns used to kill (e.g. when animals are destroyed in connection with an epidemic and their carcasses are not destined for human consumption).
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Martina Burkert
: captive bolt stunner (some cb pistols kill) / If an animal is to be used for food it is stunned first, then blood vessels are opened so that the blood can drain. The heart helps to pump it out. The terms pistol and humane killer are used but less clear.
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thanks - and please see my note: does your background knowledge mean you can answer this definitively? // thanks again - maybe you should enter "captive bolt stunner" as an answer
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JeffFish (X)
: the old pig shocker
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