Effects of transport and lairage on mortality, liveweight loss and carcass quality in broiler chickens
Before broiler chickens are slaughtered, they are subjected to an array of events such as feed the withdrawal of feed, catching, loading into crates or coops, and transportation to a processing plant. After transportation, the birds are unloaded in a holding area and subjected to a variable lairage...
Main Authors: | C. Cavani, M. Petracci, M. Bianchi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-01-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/827 |
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