Is there avoidance of the force feeding procedure in ducks and geese?

Animal Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-164

  Faure, Jean Michel ^a   Guémené, Daniel ^a   Guy, Gérard ^b  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Force feeding; Geese; Mule duck; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347769360     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2001111     Document Type: Article

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