Establishing Bedding Requirements on Trailers Transporting Market Weight Pigs in Warm Weather

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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Main Authors: Rebecca Kephart, Anna Johnson, Avi Sapkota, Kenneth Stalder, John McGlone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
bedding
market-weight pig
transport losses
well-being
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/4/3/476

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