Risk factors for abattoir condemnation of turkey carcasses due to cyanosis in Southern Ontario

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 831-837

  Mallia, J G ^a   Vaillancourt, J P ^b   Martin, S W ^a   McEwen, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abattoir condemnations; Cyanosis; Risk factors; Turkeys

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CYANOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ABATTOIRS; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CYANOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POULTRY DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TURKEYS;

EID: 0034202940     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.6.831     Document Type: Article

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