Effects of season and distance moved during loading on transport losses of market-weight pigs in two commercially n available types of trailer

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3137-3145

  Ritter, M J ^a,c   Ellis, M ^a   Bowman, R ^b   Brinkmann, J ^b   Curtis, S E ^b   DeDecker, J M ^a,d   Mendoza, O ^a   Murphy, C M ^a   Orellana, D G ^a   Peterson, B A ^a   Rojo, 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)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance moved; Nonambulatory; Pig; Season; Trailer design; Transport loss

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; STANDARD; SWINE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLES; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

SUIDAE;

EID: 55849086233     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0873     Document Type: Article

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