Cattle vocalizations are associated with handling and equipment problems at beef slaughter plants

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-201

  Grandin, Temple ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Tel: +1 970 229 0703 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cattle Slaughtering; Handling; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035107573     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00179-9     Document Type: Article

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