Review of gaseous methods of killing poultry on-farm for disease control purposes

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 229-235

  Raj, A B M ^a   Sandilands, V ^b   Sparks, N H C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ARGON; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; INERT GAS; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL WELFARE; AVERSION; BIRD DISEASE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONVULSION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTRICITY; EPIDEMIC; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAS MIXING; GAS POISONING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POULTRY FARMING; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

AVES;

EID: 33748666204     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.8.229     Document Type: Review

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