Animal welfare towards sustainability in pork meat production

Meat Science

Volumn 109, Issue , 2015, Pages 13-17

  Velarde, Antonio ^a   Fàbrega, Emma ^a   Blanco Penedo, Isabel ^a   Dalmau, Antoni ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Farm; Meat production; Pigs; Slaughter; Sustainability; Transport

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FARMS; FOOD SAFETY; MEATS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; MEAT PRODUCTION; PIGS; SLAUGHTER; TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PIG; RED MEAT; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; RED MEAT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWINE;

EID: 84937164161     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.05.010     Document Type: Article

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