Assessment of the efficiency of captive-bolt stunning in cattle and feasibility of associated behavioural signs

Animal Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-175

  Gouveia, K G ^a   Ferreira, P G ^a   da Costa, J C Roque ^c   Vaz Pires, P ^a,b   da Costa, P Martins ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behavioural signs; Captive bolt stunning; Cattle; EFSA report; Stunning efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREEDING; CATTLE FARMING; COLLAPSE; DAIRY CATTLE; EYEBALL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; SENSIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 65349163408     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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