Backyard poultry farming with improved Giriraja breed
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Methods for dispatching backyard poultry.
The range of low-cost methods available to the small producer for dispatching small numbers of poultry is limited. None of the commonly used methods is satisfactory as there are doubts that they fully protect the welfare of the bird. There are humane methods available but they involve some initial capital outlay. Probably the most common method is 'neck pulling' (cervical dislocation). If carri...
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عنوان ژورنال: RESEARCH JOURNAL OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRY SCIENCE
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0976-5646,2231-6442
DOI: 10.15740/has/rjahds/8.2/119-122