Welfare of pigs during stunning and slaughter

Welfare of Pigs from Birth to Slaughter

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 225-242

  Raj, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Anoxia; Captive bolt; Carbon dioxide; Electrical; Pigs; Slaughter; Stunning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650241484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-637-3     Document Type: Chapter

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