Poultry Meat Quality and Welfare as Affected by Organic Production System
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Health and welfare in organic poultry production.
This review paper deals with the major health and welfare aspects of organic poultry production. The differences between organic and conventional egg and poultry meat production are discussed, with the main emphasis on housing and management requirements, feed composition and the use of veterinary prophylactic and therapeutic drugs. The effects of the legislation and statutes for organic farmin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal and Veterinary Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2328-5842
DOI: 10.11648/j.avs.s.2015030501.11