Effect of source of cattle and distance transported to a commercial slaughter facility on carcass bruises in mature beef cows

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 668-672

  Hoffman, D E ^a,b   Spire, M F ^a   Schwenke, J R ^a   Unruh, J A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tri State Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTUSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY; MASS SCREENING; MEAT; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MASS SCREENING; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREVALENCE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0032014703     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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