Factors influencing bruises and mortality of broilers during catching, transport, and lairage

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1610-1615

  Nijdam, E ^a   Arens, P ^b   Lambooij, E ^b   Decuypere, E ^c   Stegeman, J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broiler; Downgrading; Risk factor; Transportation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 4444229478     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.9.1610     Document Type: Article

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