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Effects of Trailer Design on Animal Welfare Parameters and Carcass and Meat Quality of Three Pietrain Crosses Transported over a Long Distance
The pot-belly trailer had no adverse effects of pig welfare or meat quality in a study reported by researchers based in Canada and Spain. Pietrain-cross pigs (50 per cent Pietrain) were more susceptible to transport stress but pork quality was acceptable,...
The pot-belly trailer had no adverse effects of pig welfare or meat quality in a study reported by researchers based in Canada and Spain. Pietrain-cross pigs (50 per cent Pietrain) were more susceptible to transport stress but pork quality was acceptable,...
Welfare, Carcass and Meat Quality of Pigs in Transport
The type of vehicle used to transport pigs and the location of the animal in the truck as well as the season of the year affect the welfare of pigs during transport....
The type of vehicle used to transport pigs and the location of the animal in the truck as well as the season of the year affect the welfare of pigs during transport....
Loading and Unloading Pigs
Handling and moving animals appropriately will make the process easier, minimise stress levels for pigs and stockman and reduce the risk of injury, according to BPEX in No. 7 of its Work Instruction series. ...
Handling and moving animals appropriately will make the process easier, minimise stress levels for pigs and stockman and reduce the risk of injury, according to BPEX in No. 7 of its Work Instruction series. ...
Points to Ponder When Raising Heavier Weight Pigs
Space allocation, size of feeder, manure pits and ventilation may need to be re-considered as pig market weights increase, says Doug Richards, Swine Grower-Finisher Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the latest...
Space allocation, size of feeder, manure pits and ventilation may need to be re-considered as pig market weights increase, says Doug Richards, Swine Grower-Finisher Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the latest...
Effects of Transport Duration on the Stress Response and Pork Quality of Pigs
Improvements in truck design and optimisation of handling and transport practices will reduce most of the stress experienced by pigs during long transport, according to a report in the 2011 Annual Report from the Prairie Swine Centre. The study was carried...
Improvements in truck design and optimisation of handling and transport practices will reduce most of the stress experienced by pigs during long transport, according to a report in the 2011 Annual Report from the Prairie Swine Centre. The study was carried...
Loading Facilities for Market Hogs: Saskatchewan's Top 10
A study by Jennifer Brown, T. Stevens and Harold W. Gonyou shows that farms with high prod use actually had the longest loading time. Their paper is published in the 2011 Annual Report from the Prairie Swine Centre. ...
A study by Jennifer Brown, T. Stevens and Harold W. Gonyou shows that farms with high prod use actually had the longest loading time. Their paper is published in the 2011 Annual Report from the Prairie Swine Centre. ...
Bedding Study: Less Can be Better
The standard in the US industry is to use four bales of bedding per semi-trailer but new research challenges that set amount, according to the National Pork Board....
The standard in the US industry is to use four bales of bedding per semi-trailer but new research challenges that set amount, according to the National Pork Board....
Reduction of Transport–Induced Stress on Finishing Pigs by Increasing Lairage Time
A longer lairage time allowed the pigs transported a short distance to recover from transport stress, according to new research from Spain....
A longer lairage time allowed the pigs transported a short distance to recover from transport stress, according to new research from Spain....
Loading Facilities for Market Hogs: Saskatchewan’s Top Ten
For swine producers, loading pigs at marketing can be one of the most stressful and time-consuming experiences, according to Harold Gonyou, Jen Brown and T. Stevens in the ...
For swine producers, loading pigs at marketing can be one of the most stressful and time-consuming experiences, according to Harold Gonyou, Jen Brown and T. Stevens in the ...
Clean Vehicle Programme to Cut Pig Diseases
A study into vehicle cleaning facilities abattoirs was conducted by BPEX with the aim to reduce the risk of spreading diseases in the UK pig industry, according to Colin Stone of BPEX. As a result of the study, from April 2012, it will be required for...
A study into vehicle cleaning facilities abattoirs was conducted by BPEX with the aim to reduce the risk of spreading diseases in the UK pig industry, according to Colin Stone of BPEX. As a result of the study, from April 2012, it will be required for...
Evaluation of Temperature Conditions in Trucks during Transport of Market Pigs to Slaughter
Pigs are exposed to variable temperatures during transport, according to a report by Drs Harold Gonyou and Jen Brown and others at the Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) in Canada, following studies over four seasons. ...
Pigs are exposed to variable temperatures during transport, according to a report by Drs Harold Gonyou and Jen Brown and others at the Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) in Canada, following studies over four seasons. ...
Prairie Swine Research Centre Annual Report 2010
The annual report from the Prairie Swine Centre in Canada includes articles on some recently completed research in the fields of engineering, behaviour and nutrition....
The annual report from the Prairie Swine Centre in Canada includes articles on some recently completed research in the fields of engineering, behaviour and nutrition....
Trailer Design Affects Market Pig Welfare
Trailer design may be one of several factors that influence the level of stress for pigs being transported, according to Tom Guthrie, Extension Educator for the Pork Team at Jackson in his review of trials on this topic in the latest Pork Quarterly...
Trailer design may be one of several factors that influence the level of stress for pigs being transported, according to Tom Guthrie, Extension Educator for the Pork Team at Jackson in his review of trials on this topic in the latest Pork Quarterly...
Kansas Swine Day 2010
Proceedings of the Kansas Swine Day 2010 conference, which focused on the nutrition and nursery pigs and finishers as well as feed management. ...
Proceedings of the Kansas Swine Day 2010 conference, which focused on the nutrition and nursery pigs and finishers as well as feed management. ...
Effects of Transport Conditions and Vehicle Design on the Welfare and Meat Quality of Pigs in Canada
When transporting hogs to market, pigs in the bottom front compartment had the highest heart rate measures at unloading, and also produced the highest incidence of DFD pork, according to J. Brown, T. Crowe, S. Torrey, R. Bergeron, T. Widowski, J. Correa,...
When transporting hogs to market, pigs in the bottom front compartment had the highest heart rate measures at unloading, and also produced the highest incidence of DFD pork, according to J. Brown, T. Crowe, S. Torrey, R. Bergeron, T. Widowski, J. Correa,...
Stress Responses and Meat Quality of Pigs Transported in a Pot-Belly Truck During Summer and Winter
Pigs transported in the bottom nose portion of a pot-belly trailer showed the greatest degree of stress due to the amount of ramps the pigs had to use during loading and unloading, report J.A. Correa and co-authors in the 2008 Annual Research Report from...
Pigs transported in the bottom nose portion of a pot-belly trailer showed the greatest degree of stress due to the amount of ramps the pigs had to use during loading and unloading, report J.A. Correa and co-authors in the 2008 Annual Research Report from...
Temperatures Within a Truck Transporting Pigs During Winter and Summer Months in Western Canada
During transport pigs can be exposed to temperatures as low as minus 15°C or as high as 30°C, depending on season and compartment, according to S. Hayne and co-authors in the 2008 Annual Research Report from the Prairie Swine Centre. ...
During transport pigs can be exposed to temperatures as low as minus 15°C or as high as 30°C, depending on season and compartment, according to S. Hayne and co-authors in the 2008 Annual Research Report from the Prairie Swine Centre. ...
Handling and Transport of Pigs - A Report to the Industry
Penny Lawlis, Humane Standards Officer at Ontario Ministry of agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), provides tips on improvement of transport of pigs from the producers' perspective as well as that of the pig's....
Penny Lawlis, Humane Standards Officer at Ontario Ministry of agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), provides tips on improvement of transport of pigs from the producers' perspective as well as that of the pig's....
Swine, Stress and Salmonella Infection
Researchers with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are learning how pathogens like Salmonella communicate with their host – in this case, the pig. They hope to apply this knowledge to reduce foodborne infections in humans. The article is...
Researchers with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are learning how pathogens like Salmonella communicate with their host – in this case, the pig. They hope to apply this knowledge to reduce foodborne infections in humans. The article is...
Effects of Ambient Temperature and Transportation Distances on the Resulting Pork Quality
Factors beyond the farm gate can affect the quality pork product, among them temperature and time in transport. This study, by Ray Hansen (Iowa State University) and Kelly and Nina Biensen (Eden Natural State Center) examines how these factors affect...
Factors beyond the farm gate can affect the quality pork product, among them temperature and time in transport. This study, by Ray Hansen (Iowa State University) and Kelly and Nina Biensen (Eden Natural State Center) examines how these factors affect...
Transport Losses in Finishing Pigs
This paper was prepared by Cate Dewey, Charles Haley, Zvonimir Poljak, Bob Friendship and Tina Widowski of the University of Guelph for the 2009 Centralia Swine Research Update. Their paper helps in understanding the main factors associated with in-transit...
This paper was prepared by Cate Dewey, Charles Haley, Zvonimir Poljak, Bob Friendship and Tina Widowski of the University of Guelph for the 2009 Centralia Swine Research Update. Their paper helps in understanding the main factors associated with in-transit...
Handling Stress During Marketing of Pigs from Large Groups
Pigs from large groups tended to load more quickly but the level of physical encouragement required, physiological responses to handling and meat quality were similar regardless of group size. These are the main findings of S.M. Hayne, D.L. Whittington...
Pigs from large groups tended to load more quickly but the level of physical encouragement required, physiological responses to handling and meat quality were similar regardless of group size. These are the main findings of S.M. Hayne, D.L. Whittington...
Transportation of Hogs
Transportation of pigs is receiving greater attention from producers, hauliers and packers, says Dr Allen Harper, swine extension animal scientist at VA Tech. Driver fatigue was found to be a leading cause of live-haul accidents. Advice is given on the...
Transportation of pigs is receiving greater attention from producers, hauliers and packers, says Dr Allen Harper, swine extension animal scientist at VA Tech. Driver fatigue was found to be a leading cause of live-haul accidents. Advice is given on the...
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