[Animal welfare relevant issues during the killing of poultry during epidemics].
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.
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Nieders. Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Task-Force Veterinärwesen, Oldenburg.
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*