Effects of scalding and dehairing of pig carcasses at abattoirs on the visibility of welfare-related lesions
There is increasing interest in developing abattoir-based measures to assist in determining the welfare status of pigs. The primary aim of this study was to determine the most appropriate place on the slaughter line to conduct assessments of welfare-related lesions, namely apparent aggression-relate...
Main Authors: | G.A. Carroll, L.A. Boyle, D.L. Teixeira, N. van Staaveren, A. Hanlon, N.E. O’Connell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115002037 |
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