Farm Animal Transport

• Other Authors: Weeks, Claire A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Animals & society; carcass bruises; cattle transport; animal welfare; extensive production system; welfare; cattle; swine; lameness; at risk cattle; bovine respiratory disease; broiler; catching; pre-slaughter chain; poultry; wing fractures; livestock; transport; control post; health; heat stress; mortality; physiology; sheep; sea transport; stress; beef calves; fasting; marketing; live export; trucks; road transport; consumer perception; Australia; pigs; local breed; Apulo-Calabrese; short distance; blood parameters; meat quality; pullet; stress parameter; corticosterone metabolite; cleaning and disinfection; biosecurity; food safety; transportation coops; environment; transport quality; temperature; THI; ventilation; bedding; boarding; misting; qualitative behavioural assessment; QBA; behaviour; Mobile Poultry Processing Unit; pastured poultry production; economic efficiency; broiler transport; thermal micro-environment
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Most of the 70 billion animals that are farmed in the world are transported at least once in their lives. For improved animal welfare, sustainability, and profitability it is important that everyone involved in the transportation process takes responsibility for doing a good job. This may require le...