Animal welfare assessment at slaughter in Europe: Moving from inputs to outputs

Meat Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 244-251

  Velarde, Antonio ^a   Dalmau, Antoni ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cattle; Outcomes; Pigs; Slaughterhouse; Welfare Quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; OUTCOMES; PIGS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

RATING;

ANIMALS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; CATERING SERVICE; CATTLE; CERTIFICATION; DIET; EUROPE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SWINE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CERTIFICATION; DIET; EUROPE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MEAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY CONTROL; SWINE;

EID: 84863085849     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.04.009     Document Type: Review

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