The effect of current intensity during 'head-only' electrical stunning on brain function in force-fed ducks

Animal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-161

  Beyssen, Clotilde ^a   Babilé, René ^a   Fernandez, Xavier ^a,b  

^a Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Toulouse   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Current intensity; Duck; Head only stunning; Spectral analysis; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AVES;

EID: 2342582787     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2004002     Document Type: Article

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