The aversiveness of carbon dioxide stunning in pigs and a comparison of the CO2 stunner crate vs. the V-restrainer

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 67-76

  Jongman, E C ^a   Barnett, J L ^a   Hemsworth, P H ^a  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aversion testing; Carbon dioxide; Pigs; Slaughturestraint; Stunning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034701296     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00103-3     Document Type: Article

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