Recent concerns about stunning and slaughter

Meat Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 481-491

  Gregory, N G ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BSE; Captive bolt stunning; Electrical stunning; Gas stunning; Petechial haemorrhage: meat quality; Restraint; Shechita

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 33644506452     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2004.06.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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