title: [Animal welfare relevant issues during the killing of poultry during epidemics].
abstract: In this article firstly the standards of the killing methods of poultry because of animal diseases and the parameter for the choice of a method are described. The following part deals with the effects of the different killing methods. Finally the most important control points during the killing of poultry are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Nieders. Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Task-Force Veterinärwesen, Oldenburg.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gerdes
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal / Q000379:methods*; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*