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Welfare of end-of-lay hens transported for slaughter: effects of ambient temperature, season, and transport distance on transport-related mortality
The transport of end-of-lay hens for slaughter presents a particular cause for concern in relation to hen welfare due to their less robust condition. During the period of 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2017, 17,436,074 end-of-lay hens transported for slaughter in 3,144 consignments were monitored, i....
Autores principales: | Vecerkova, Lenka, Vecerek, Vladimir, Voslarova, Eva |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8913773/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31433840 http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez468 |
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