Short as well as long transport duration can affect the welfare of slaughter pigs

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-389

  Werner, Carsten ^a   Reiners, K ^a   Wicke, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Duration; Lairage; Season; Slaughter pigs; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; LAW; MEAT INDUSTRY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STRESS; SUMMER; SWINE; TRAFFIC;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 34547908181     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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