Stunning methods and slaughter of rabbits for human consumption
Authors:
- Søren Saxmose NielsenSNSøren Saxmose Nielsen
- Julio AlvarezJAJulio Alvarez
- Dominique Joseph BicoutDBDominique Joseph Bicout
- Paolo CalistriPCPaolo Calistri
- Klaus DepnerKDKlaus Depner
- Julian Ashley DreweJDJulian Ashley Drewe
- Bruno Garin‐BastujiBGBruno Garin‐Bastuji
- Jose Luis Gonzales RojasJRJose Luis Gonzales Rojas
- Christian Gortázar SchmidtChristian Gortázar Schmidt
- Virginie MichelVMVirginie Michel
- Miguel Ángel Miranda ChuecaMCMiguel Ángel Miranda Chueca
Open Access
- 1 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in EFSA Journal
- Vol. 18 (1) , e05927
Abstract
This opinion on the killing of rabbits for human consumption (‘slaughtering’) responds to two mandates: one from the European Parliament (EP) and the other from the European Commission. The opinion d...Keywords
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