Effects of distance moved during loading and floor space on the trailer during transport on losses of market weight pigs on arrival at the packing plant

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3454-3461

  Ritter, M J ^a,c   Ellis, M ^a   Bertelsen, C R ^a   Bowman, R ^b   Brinkmann, J ^b   Dedecker, J M ^a   Keffaber, K K ^c   Murphy, C M ^a   Peterson, B A ^a   Schlipf, J M ^a   Wolter, B F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Maschhoffs Inc   (United States)

^c ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance moved; Floor space; Nonambulatory; Pig; Transport loss

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BUILDING; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

SUIDAE;

EID: 37049021095     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0232     Document Type: Article

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