Head current during and blood splashes after electrical stunning in relation to characteristics of the pig's body

Meat Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 140-145

  Lammens, V ^a   Van De Water, G ^a   Coenegrachts, J ^b   Driessen, B ^a   Peeters, E ^a   Geers, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Covavee Cvba ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood splashes; Head current; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 27144443058     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.06.017     Document Type: Article

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