The value of a retrospective analysis of slaughter records for the welfare of broiler chickens

The effects of transport risk factors on deaths on arrival (DOAs; %) and carcass rejections (%) on broiler chickens transported to a slaughterhouse in Southern Spain were assessed using information routinely collected at the slaughterhouse. A total of 2,284 flocks and 10,198,663 broiler chickens, tr...

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Main Authors: Xavier Averós, Bernardino Balderas, Enrique Cameno, Inma Estevez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120305654