Effect of the halothane gene on pre-slaughter mortality in two Spanish commercial pig abattoirs

Animal Welfare

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 449-452

  Fabrega E ^a   Diestre, A ^a   Carrion D ^a   Font, J ^a   Manteca, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Halothane gene; Lairage; Mortality rate; Pig; Transport

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOTYPE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPAIN; SWINE; TRAVEL;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036399329     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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