Effects of electrical water bath stunning current frequencies on the spontaneous electroencephalogram and somatosensory evoked potentials in hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 230-236

  Raj, A B M ^a   O'Callaghan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; POULTRY DISEASES; WATER;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 2342577020     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001715830     Document Type: Article

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