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2024Type
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Transport stress is both an animal welfare issue, resulting in animal losses and fatigued animals at slaughter, and a meat quality issue, resulting in carcass depreciation and meat quality defects. Both issues may result in significant economic losses for the industry. Research and industry reports showed that well-designed loading facilities reduce the incidence of transport losses and carcass condemnations while improving ease of handling and pork quality. Similarly, the results arising from recent transportation studies run over the last years showed that the control of handling and transport conditions (loading and unloading, within truck ambient management, space allowance and travel time) and personnel training help improve the welfare of pigs during transport and handling. This chapter will provide an overview of the most recent research advances aimed at ensuring and improving the welfare of pigs, including cull sows, during transport. Show more
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Advances in Pig WelfareJournal / series
Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and NutritionPages / Article No.
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Woodhead PublishingEdition / version
2nd EditionSubject
Animal welfare; Carcass quality; Handling; Meat quality; Physiological parameters; Pigs; Stress; TransportOrganisational unit
03999 - Ulbrich, Susanne / Ulbrich, Susanne
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