Effects of Crating and Transport on Stress and Meat Quality Characteristics in Broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 523-529

  Kannan, G ^c   Heath, J L ^a   Wabeck, C J ^d   Souza, M C P ^b   Howe, J C ^b   Mench, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LESREC Princess Anne Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Livehaul; Meat quality; Stress

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; NORADRENALIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEAT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; STRESS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; EPINEPHRINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NOREPINEPHRINE; POULTRY DISEASES; STRESS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0031093199     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.3.523     Document Type: Article

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