Bem-estar animal aplicado a frangos de corte

Resumo

Consumers want to be sure that all animals being raised for food are treated with respect during all phases of creation, following the standards of animal welfare and ethical obligation to make sure that the animals on their farms are well cared for. Brazil is the largest exporter of chicken meat in the world, measures of well-being are significant in animal production. For the Brazilian constitution, animals that are created to serve the food should be fed, housed, transported and killed without result for them anxiety or pain. The study of animal welfare has characteristics of a multidisciplinary, spanning several lines of research and also achieves greater profitability and product quality. So we intend to review aspects related to animal welfare applied to all phases of creation slaughter of broilers.

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Abate, Alojamento, Avicultura, Criação, Temperatura, Breeding, Farming, Housing, Poultry, Slaughter, Temperature

Citação

FIGUEIRA, Samantha Verdi; NASCIMENTO, Gisele Mendanha; MOTA, Bárbara de Paiva; LEONÍDIO, Angélica Ribeiro Araújo; ANDRADE, Maria Auxiliadora. Bem-estar animal aplicado a frangos de corte. Enciclopédia Biosfera, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 18, p. 643-663, jul. 2014.