Animal welfare assessment of on-farm euthanasia methods for individual, heavy turkeys

On-farm euthanasia of poultry, including turkeys, may not be possible for most people as birds gain weight; thus alternative mechanical methods have been developed. Our objective was to compare mechanical cervical dislocation with the Koechner Euthanizing Device (KED), captive bolt euthanasia with t...

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Main Authors: Leonie Jacobs, Dianna V. Bourassa, Ranjit S. Boyal, Caitlin E. Harris, L. Nicole Bartenfeld Josselson, Andrew Campbell, Gracie Anderson, R. Jeff Buhr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120308294