Animal welfare and intensive production of turkey broilers

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-152

  Martrenchar, A ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Depopulation; Lighting regimen; Slaughtering; Stocking density; Transport; Turkey broilers; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242660690     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/wps19990010     Document Type: Article

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