The use of passive injectable transponders in fattening lambs from birth to slaughter: Effects of injection position, age, and breed

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 919-925

  Conill, C ^a   Caja, G ^a   Nehring, R ^a   Ribo O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Identification; Localization; Sheep; Transponders

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME;

ABATTOIRS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; EAR, EXTERNAL; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036550263     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.804919x     Document Type: Article

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