Influence of housing conditions on responses of pigs to preslaughter treatment and consequences for meat quality

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-291

  Geverink, N A ^a   De Jong, I C ^a   Lambooij, E ^a   Blokhuis, H J ^a   Wiegant, V M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Housing; Meat quality; Physiology; Pigs; Slaughter

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0033444607     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-108     Document Type: Article

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