Inspection of chicken wings and legs for animal welfare monitoring using X-ray computed tomography, visual examination, and histopathology

Inspection of chicken wings and legs for animal welfare monitoring using X-ray computed tomography, visual examination, and histopathology

ABSTRACT: In broiler chickens, fractures of wings and legs are recorded at poultry slaughterhouses based on the time of occurrence. Prekilling (PRE) fractures occur before the death of animal, so the chicken was still able to experience pain and distress associated with the injury (an animal welfare...

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Main Authors: Kacper Libera, Roozbeh Valadian, Patiharn Vararattanavech, Sri Nithya Dasari, Timothy J. Dallman, Erik Weerts, Len Lipman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
animal well-being
limb fracture
fracture detection
X-ray computed tomography
CT
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123009239

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