Evaluation of slaughtering methods for turbot with respect to animal welfare and flesh quality

Abstract After elaborating a suitable scheme to assess consciousness/unconsciousness of turbot, the effects on fish welfare of commercial and experimental slaughtering techniques were evaluated. Strong adverse reactions and slow loss of clinical reflexes were observed when fish were slaughtered by b...

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Published in:Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Main Authors: Morzel, Martine, Sohier, Delphine, Van de Vis, Hans
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.1253
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