Maintenance of good animal welfare standards in beef slaughter plants by use of auditing programs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 370-373

  Grandin, Temple ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CATERING SERVICE; COST CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; MEAT; NONHUMAN; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MANAGEMENT AUDIT; RESTAURANTS; UNITED STATES; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 12744269571     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.370     Document Type: Article

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