Abstract:Animal welfare during transport became an largely issue because of increasing
demand for improved animal welfare standards. Most studies on the animal welfare
during transportation have concentrated on the atmosphere and the temperature of
the truck compartments. Thus, the objective of study was to collect and quantify
three axis acceleration and determine the effect of bedding for transporting
pigs from farm to slaughterhouse. A total of 2,840 crossbred fattening pigs with
a live weight of approximately 115 k… Show more
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