Influence of electrical stunning voltages on bleed out and carcass quality in slaughtered broiler chickens

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-40

  Ali, Abdalla S A ^a,b   Lawson, Moira Anne ^b   Tauson, Anne Helene ^a   Fris Jensen, J ^a   Chwalibog, A ^a  

^a Dept of Animals and Veterinary Basic Sciences ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Broilers; Carcasses quality; Electrical stunning; Voltages

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33847752650     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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