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Behaviour of pigs and sheep during road transport
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2017
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It is well known that transportation exposes livestock to stress which impairs welfare and affects productivity. Recent studies in pigs have investigated mortality during transport (Warriss & Brown 1994) and effects of loading density (Lambooy & Engel 1991) on welfare. Recent investigations in sheep have focused on the effects of handling and transport on bruising (Jarvis & Cockram 1994). Little attention has been focused on specific welfare guidelines which take into account the requirements of particular species. In the present study we compared the behavioural and physiological responses of pigs and sheep during road transport with a view to establishing whether guidelines of welfare should be species specific.
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