Effects of waterbath stunning on the electroencephalograms and physical reflexes of broilers using a pulsed direct current

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1275-1284

  Prinz, S ^a,b   van Oijen, G ^b   Ehinger, F ^c   Bessei, W ^a   Coenen, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Esca Food Solutions   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broiler; Electroencephalogram; Physical reflex; Pulsed direct current; Stunning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; MALE; REFLEX; WATER;

EID: 77954642567     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00136     Document Type: Article

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