Causes of pre-slaughter mortality in Danish slaughter pigs with special emphasis on transport

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 459-470

  Gade, P Barton ^a   Christensen, L ^a   Baltzer, M ^a   Petersen, J Valentin ^b  

^a DANISH MEAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b Danske Slagterier   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Lairage; Mortality; Pigs; Slaughter; Transport

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FOLLOW UP; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; LIVESTOCK; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; WEATHER; WIND;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 35948985966     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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