Relationship of transport distance, sex on live weight loss of pigs during transit to slaughter house

The transport distance have a significant impact on the levels of stress burden on animals before slaughter and have an impact on veterinary decision-making about meat edibility and also on the quality of slaughtered animal meat. The objective of the study was to determine live weight, dress weight...

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Main Authors: P H G J DeSilva, A Kalubowila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary World 2012-06-01
Series:Veterinary World
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/mnstemps/2/2-1323838174.pdf