Space requirements of weaned pigs during a sixty-minute transport in summer

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 363-370

  Sutherland, M A ^a   Bryer, P J ^a   Davis, B L ^a   McGlone, J J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cortisol; Pig; Space requirement; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

HYDROCORTISONE;

AIR AND AIR RELATED PHENOMENA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; STANDARD; SWINE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFINED SPACES; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SEASONS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WEANING;

EID: 60549106725     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1078     Document Type: Article

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