Negative Trends in Transport-related Mortality Rates in Broiler Chickens

The high incidence of deaths during transport for slaughter is associated with poor welfare and represents a considerable loss to the poultry industry. In the period from 2009 to 2014, all shipments of broiler chickens to poultry processing plants were monitored in the Czech Republic and the numbers...

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Main Authors: Vladimir Vecerek, Eva Voslarova, Francesca Conte, Lenka Vecerkova, Iveta Bedanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2016-12-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-29-12-1796.pdf