Establishing Bedding Requirements on Trailers Transporting Market Weight Pigs in Warm Weather
During warm weather, incorrect bedding levels on a trailer transporting market weight pigs may result in heat stress, fatigue, and death. Two experiments were conducted in June and July of 2011; Experiment 1 used 80 loads (n = 13,887 pigs) to determine the effects of two bedding levels (3 (68.1 kg)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/4/3/476 |