A review of the criteria used to assess insensibility and death in hunted whales compared to other species

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-59

  Knudsen, Siri K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Death criteria; Hunting; Insensibility; Whales

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUNTING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; DEATH; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EEG ABNORMALITY; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON; TIME OF DEATH; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHALE; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA;

EID: 13344281643     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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