Welfare during pre-slaughter handling and carcass lesions of beef cattle submitted to different loading densities
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Legal requirements and assessment of stress and welfare during transportation and pre-slaughter handling of pigs
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عنوان ژورنال: Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1678-5150,0100-736X
DOI: 10.1590/1678-5150-pvb-5998