The impact of the transport distance and season on losses of fattened pigs during transport to the slaughterhouse in the Czech Republic in the period from 1997 to 2004

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-28

  Vecerek, Vladimír ^a   Malena, M ^b   Voslarova, E ^a   Chloupek, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b State Veterinary Administration   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Slaughter pigs; Stress; Summer months; Transportation time; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33144463295     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5513-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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