Effect of source and lairage on some behavioural and biochemical measurements of feed restriction and dehydration in cattle at a slaughterhouse

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-94

  Jarvis, A M ^a   Harrington, D W J ^b   Cockram, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle feeding and nutrition; Dehydration; Feed restriction; Lairage; Slaughtering; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030272285     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01070-2     Document Type: Article

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