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Is transport distance correlated with animal welfare and carcass quality of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)?

BACKGROUND: Slaughter reindeer are exposed to stress caused by gathering, handling, loading and unloading, and by conditions in vehicles during transport. These stress factors can lead to compromised welfare and trauma such as bruises or fractures, aspiration of rumen content, and abnormal odour in...

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Autores principales: Laaksonen, Sauli, Jokelainen, Pikka, Pusenius, Jyrki, Oksanen, Antti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28298228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-017-0286-z