Financial and welfare implications of immediately euthanizing compromised nursery pigs

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-34

  Morrow, W E Morgan ^a   Meyer, Robert E ^b   Roberts, John ^a   Lascelles, Duncan ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Euthanasia; Injuries; Swine; Welfare

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 31544467555     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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