Origin and assessment of bruises in beef cattle at slaughter

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 728-736

  Strappini, A C ^a,b   Metz, J H M ^a   Gallo, C B ^b   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Age of bruises; Animal welfare; Beef cattle; Bruise

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 68349137428     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004091     Document Type: Article

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