Behavioural responses of broiler chickens during acute exposure to gaseous stimulation

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 271-286

  McKeegan, Dorothy E F ^a   McIntyre, Jayne ^a   Demmers, Theo G M ^b   Wathes, Christopher M ^b   Jones, R Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aversion; Carbon dioxide; Chicken; Euthanasia; Gas stimulation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POULTRY;

ATAXIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33747032014     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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