Some neural and behavioural aspects of electrical and mechanical stunning in ostriches

Meat Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-345

  Lambooij, E ^a   Pieterse, C ^a   Potgieter, C M ^b   Snyman, J D ^b   Nortje G L ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0033463693     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(99)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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