Effects of transport distance and the season of the year on death rates among hens and roosters in transport to poultry processing plants in the Czech Republic in the period from 1997 to 2004
Poor welfare is the cause of high mortality among hens and roosters transported to poultry processing plants. In the Czech Republic, death rates among hens and roosters in transport to poultry slaughter plants were monitored between 1997 and 2004, and their total mortality rate was in the 0.925% ± 0...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2007-06-01
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Series: | Veterinární Medicína |
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Online Access: | https://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-200706-0005_effects-of-transport-distance-and-the-season-of-the-year-on-death-rates-among-hens-and-roosters-in-transport-to.php |