Behavioural responses of poultry during kosher slaughter and their implications for the birds' welfare

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 45-49

  Barnett, J L ^a   Cronin, G M ^a   Scott, P C ^b  

^a University of Melbourne and the Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHICKEN; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33846588483     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.2.45     Document Type: Article

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