The effects of fear of humans and pre-slaughter handling on the meat quality of pigs

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 493-501

  Hemsworth, P H ^a   Barnett, J L ^a   Hofmeyr, C ^a   Coleman, G J ^a   Dowling, S ^a   Boyce, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Human animal interactions; Stress

Indexed keywords

PIG;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036221543     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR01098     Document Type: Article

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