Evaluation of the traditional way of euthanasia of farmed foxes from an animal welfare point of view

Annals of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-87

  Korhonen, Hannu T ^a   Cizinauskas, Sigitas ^b   Viitmaa, Ranno ^b  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b Animal Neurology Clinic AISTI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alopex lagopus; Euthanasia; Fur farm ethics; Stunning; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649534935     PISSN: 16423402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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