Recent developments in stunning and slaughter of poultry

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Raj, A B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poultry; Slaughter; Stunning; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33749001215     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS2005109     Document Type: Review

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