The response of pigs to being loaded or unloaded onto commercial animal transporters using three systems

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-100

  Brown, S N ^a   Knowles, T G ^a   Wilkins, L J ^a   Chadd, S A ^b   Warriss, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ease and speed; Heart rate; Loading; Pigs; Salivary cortisol; Unloading; Welfare

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STRESS; SWINE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 21444458903     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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