A comparison of blood loss during the Halal slaughter of lambs following Traditional Religious Slaughter without stunning, Electric Head-Only Stunning and Post-Cut Electric Head-Only Stunning
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عنوان ژورنال: Meat Science
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0309-1740
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.06.008