Welfare of cattle during slaughter and the prevention of nonambulatory (downer) cattle

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 219, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1377-1381

  Grandin, Temple ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; STRESS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES; VOCALIZATION;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0035891778     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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