Legal requirements and assessment of stress and welfare during transportation and pre-slaughter handling of pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 81-87

  Von Borell, E ^a   Schaffer D ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control; Handling; Legislation; Pigs; Stress; Transportation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 27744453100     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.04.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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