Traceability of extensively produced Iberian pigs using visual and electronic identification devices from farm to slaughter

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2746-2752

  Gosalvez L F ^a   Santamarina, C ^a   Averos X ^a   Hernandez Jover M ^b   Caja, G ^b   Babot, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ear tag; Electronic identification; Extensive production; Iberian pig; Intraperitoneal transponder; Traceability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONICS; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RANDOMIZATION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SWINE; TATTOOING; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; EAR, EXTERNAL; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MICROCOMPUTERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TATTOOING; TIME FACTORS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 35348998501     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0173     Document Type: Article

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