Observations of market pigs following transport to a packing plant

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2199-2203

  Kephart, K B ^a   Harper, M T ^a   Raines, C R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Handling; Pig; Stress; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWINE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWINE; TRANSPORTATION;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77952856684     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2440     Document Type: Article

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