A preliminary in vivo study on the potential application of a novel method of e-tracking in the poultry food chain and its potential impact on animal welfare

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-62

  Mc Inerney, Barry ^a   Corkery, Gerard ^a   Ayalew, Gashaw ^a   Ward, Shane ^a   Mc Donnell, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; DataMatrix barcodes; Laser printing; Poultry beaks; Readability; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BAR-CODE READER; BEHAVIOUR; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; COMMERCIAL SETTINGS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; FOOD CHAIN; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LASER PRINTING; MOVEMENT CONTROL; PHYSICAL ABRASION; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RAPID GROWTH; READABILITY; SCREENING PROCEDURES; SELECTION PROCESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; OPTIMIZATION;

BAR CODES;

ABRASION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIALIZATION; FOOD CHAIN; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LASER; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POULTRY; WELFARE REFORM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052840088     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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