Factors associated with in-transit losses of fattening pigs

Animal Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-361

  Dewey, C E ^a   Haley, C ^a   Widowski, T ^a   Poljak, Z ^a   Friendship, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Epidemiology; In transit loss; Mortality; Pig; Transport

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DRIVING ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; IN TRANSIT LOSS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PIG FARMING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TEMPERATURE; TRAVEL;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70449629370     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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