Factors associated with mortality of broilers during transport to slaughterhouse

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-293

  Chauvin, C ^a   Hillion, S ^a   Balaine, L ^a   Michel, V ^a   Peraste, J ^a   Petetin, I ^a   Lupo, C ^a   Le Bouquin, S ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

animal welfare; catching; dead on arrival (DoA); poultry; primary production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952814663     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110001916     Document Type: Article

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