Road transport of cattle, swine and poultry in North America and its impact on animal welfare, carcass and meat quality: A review

Meat Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-243

  Schwartzkopf Genswein, K S ^a   Faucitano, L ^b   Dadgar, S ^c   Shand, P ^c   Gonzalez L A ^d   Crowe, T G ^c  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Carcass and meat quality; Cattle; Poultry; Road transport; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; MEAT QUALITY; ROAD TRANSPORTS; SWINE;

LOADING; MEATS; PH EFFECTS; POULTRY; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; CATERING SERVICE; CATTLE; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEAT; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; POULTRY; REVIEW; STANDARD; SWINE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MEAT; NORTH AMERICA; POULTRY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWINE; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84863093923     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.04.010     Document Type: Review

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