Fit for transport: how are travel conditions impacting the state of sows at slaughter?
The responsibility for the state of a pig when it reaches slaughter is shared by both the farmer and the driver, but could transportation conditions be having a bigger impact on pig health than current legislation acknowledges?
5 September 2019
10 minute read
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© Aarhus University
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Emily Houghton
Editor, The Pig Site
Emily Houghton is a Zoology graduate from Cardiff University and was the editor of The Pig Site from October 2017 to May 2020. Emily has worked in livestock husbandry, and has written, conducted and assisted with research projects regarding the synthesis of welfare and productivity of free-range food species.
