Cargando…

Evaluation of Alternative Euthanasia Methods of Neonatal Chickens

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Male layer chicks do not have economic value and are humanely killed after hatching. The layer industry is seeking alternative methods to humanely kill recently hatched male chicks. This study evaluated the use of gases or negative air pressure as a means of humane and viable alterna...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gurung, Shailesh, White, Dima, Archer, Gregory, Zhao, Dan, Farnell, Yuhua, Byrd, J. Allen, Peebles, E. David, Farnell, Morgan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5867525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29522442
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani8030037