Slaughter of poultry during the epidemic of avian influenza in the Netherlands in 2003

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 39-42

  Gerritzen, M A ^a   Lambooij, E ^a   Stegeman, J A ^b   Spruijt, B M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD DISEASE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCUTION; EPIDEMIC; GAS; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; POULTRY FARMING; SAFETY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPRING; STRESS;

AVES;

EID: 33746411500     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.2.39     Document Type: Article

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