Behavioral responses of broilers to different gaseous atmospheres

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 928-933

  Gerritzen, M A ^a   Lambooij, E ^a   Hillebrand, S J W ^a   Lankhaar, J A C ^b   Pieterse, C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Stork PMT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Argon; Behavior; Broilers; Carbon dioxide; Gas stunning

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

AIR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ARGON; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHICKENS; OXYGEN;

EID: 0034201763     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.6.928     Document Type: Article

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