2021
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2021.1923491
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Transportation of Cattle and Pigs between EU Member States 2014–2018 – Can Data from TRACES be used to Create Overview and Inform about Potential Welfare Consequences?

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“…It could be argued that pigs in the early days after weaning may not gain weight, or even lose weight, which would affect the weight:height-ratio, but since the weaning date usually will be unknown, it appeared to be a better solution to ignore this and include all pigs found in the nursery pens into our general population from where the experimental pigs were drawn in a random way. From an animal transport perspective, piglets may be relocated early after weaning, but according to European legislation, they have to be at least 10 kg to take part in journeys of over 8 hours (European Regulation, 1/2005), and according to Dahl-Pedersen and Herskin (2021) , the majority of pigs transported for further fattening in the EU weigh approximately 30 kg. This means that the presented predictions of the relation between height and weight cover the most relevant weight categories.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…It could be argued that pigs in the early days after weaning may not gain weight, or even lose weight, which would affect the weight:height-ratio, but since the weaning date usually will be unknown, it appeared to be a better solution to ignore this and include all pigs found in the nursery pens into our general population from where the experimental pigs were drawn in a random way. From an animal transport perspective, piglets may be relocated early after weaning, but according to European legislation, they have to be at least 10 kg to take part in journeys of over 8 hours (European Regulation, 1/2005), and according to Dahl-Pedersen and Herskin (2021) , the majority of pigs transported for further fattening in the EU weigh approximately 30 kg. This means that the presented predictions of the relation between height and weight cover the most relevant weight categories.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Europe, large numbers of pigs are transported long-distance for further fattening some weeks after weaning ( Dahl-Pedersen and Herskin, 2021 ) by use of multideck trucks and trailers with deck height of approximately 60 to 70 cm. The European Regulation (EC, 1/ 2005 ) states that the height provided in means of transport should be appropriate to the size of the animals and the intended journey and that adequate ventilation, when animals are in a natural standing position, should be offered without on any account hindering the natural movements of the animals.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Weaners: It is common practice in areas of Europe for newly weaned piglets to be transported short distances to nursery barns (multisite, integrated production) and for weaners of around 30 kg to be transported to rearing barns for further fattening (Dahl‐Pedersen and Herskin, 2021). The transport of newly weaned piglets can pose unique challenges due to their size, having lower body reserves and being less tolerant of cold stress.…”
Section: Assessmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From a recent analysis of TRACES (Dahl‐Pedersen and Herskin, 2021 ), approximately 4 million cattle and 33 million pigs were transported annually across MS‐borders in Europe from 2014 to 2018. For instance, in 2018, Italy imported a total number of 1,075,895 live bovine animals from several countries and of these 1,050,319 were from Europe, mainly from France (Istat, 2021, online, last accessed 5 May 2021).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%