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The transect method: a novel approach to on-farm welfare assessment of commercial turkeys

Currently, no animal-based protocol for on-farm welfare assessment of commercial turkeys is available. The birds’ size and flighty nature make obtaining a representative sample using traditional methods difficult. The transect walks (TW) approach provides a potential alternative for on-farm assessme...

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Autores principales: Marchewka, Joanna, Estevez, Inma, Vezzoli, Giuseppe, Ferrante, Valentina, Makagon, Maja M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Poultry Science Association, Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25577791
http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/peu026