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Assessing a Method of Mechanical Cervical Dislocation as a Humane Option for On-Farm Killing Using Anesthetized Poults and Young Turkeys

Our objective was to determine the efficacy of manual cervical dislocation vs. a mechanical cervical dislocation device for on-farm killing of poults and young turkeys. Forty-two 1- and 3-week old turkeys were randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups: awake manual cervical dislocation (...

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Autores principales: Woolcott, Caitlin R., Torrey, Stephanie, Turner, Patricia V., Chalmers, Heather, Levison, Lena J., Schwean-Lardner, Karen, Widowski, Tina M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30464939
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00275