Repeatability of lameness, fear and slipping scores to assess animal welfare upon arrival in pig slaughterhouses

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 804-809

  Dalmau, A ^a   Geverink, N A ^b   Van Nuffel, A ^b   Van Steenbergen, L ^c   Van Reenen, K ^d   Hautekiet, V ^c   Vermeulen, K ^c   Velarde, A ^a   Tuyttens, F A M ^b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

falling; fear; lameness; slaughterhouse; slipping

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77954534142     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110000066     Document Type: Article

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