A survey to investigate potential dehydration in slaughtered broiler chickens

British Veterinary Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-314

  Knowles, T G ^a   Ball, R C ^a   Warriss, P D ^a   Edwards, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Dehydration; Marketing; Poultry; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DEHYDRATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DATA COLLECTION; DEHYDRATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0029296226     PISSN: 00071935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1935(96)80102-3     Document Type: Article

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