Comparative Analysis of Animal Welfare in Three Broiler Slaughterhouses and Associated Farms with Unsatisfactory Slaughterhouse Results

The objective of this study was to assess the health and welfare of 70 commercial broiler flocks (transport batches) in three distinct slaughterhouses based on various indicators including emaciation, dirty feathers (DFs), footpad dermatitis (FPD), hock burn (HB), breast burn (BB), breast blister, b...

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Main Authors: Sónia Saraiva, Sara Santos, Juan García-Díez, João Simões, Cristina Saraiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/17/2468