Associations between on-farm welfare measures and slaughterhouse data in commercial flocks of turkey hens (Meleagris gallopavo)

There is a growing demand for documentation of animal welfare in meat production industry. Research on turkey welfare has mainly focused on toms at the end of production cycle, and information on the relationship between on-farm welfare and slaughterhouse recordings for turkey hens is currently lack...

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Main Authors: Joanna Marchewka, Guro Vasdal, Randi O. Moe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120303448