Physiological and behavioural responses of broilers to controlled atmosphere stunning: Implications for welfare

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-426

  McKeegan, D E F ^a,b   McIntryre, J A ^b   Demmers, T G M ^c   Lowe, J C ^c   Wathes, C M ^c   van den Broek, P L C ^d   Coenen, A M L ^d   Gentle, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Broilers; Carbon dioxide; Euthanasia; Gas stunning; Slaughter

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EUTHANASIA; GAS FLOW; HEART FUNCTION; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPEROXIA; LUNG FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547937644     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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