Bruises in culled cows: When, where and how are they inflicted?

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 485-491

  Strappini, A C ^a,b   Metz, J H M ^a   Gallo, C ^b   Frankena, K ^a   Vargas, R ^b   De Freslon, I ^b   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

bruises; cows; pre slaughter handling; transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHILE; CONTUSION; FEMALE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RISK; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILE; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84873836610     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112001863     Document Type: Article

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