Long-Distance Transport of Finisher Pigs in the Iberian Peninsula: Effects of Season on Thermal and Enthalpy Conditions, Welfare Indicators and Meat pH.
enthalpy
long-distance transport
meat pH
pig welfare
thermal stress
Journal
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
ISSN: 2076-2615
Titre abrégé: Animals (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101635614
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Aug 2021
16 Aug 2021
Historique:
received:
06
07
2021
revised:
10
08
2021
accepted:
11
08
2021
entrez:
27
8
2021
pubmed:
28
8
2021
medline:
28
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Current legislation in the European Union places limits on live pig transport according to outside temperature, but less is known about the effects of sudden changes in the thermal microenvironment in trailers, particularly during long-distance transport. In this study, we measured the temperature and relative humidity inside livestock vehicles carrying 1920 Spanish finisher pigs (live weight 100 kg and 240 animals per journey) during eight long-distance (>15 h) commercial journeys to slaughter from northern Spain to Portugal in the summer and winter. Here, we report the rate of change in the air temperature (°C × min
Identifiants
pubmed: 34438868
pii: ani11082410
doi: 10.3390/ani11082410
pmc: PMC8388748
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government
ID : AW0940
Organisme : Comunidad de Madrid
ID : NEWGAN (P2009/AGR-1704)
Organisme : INIA Spain
ID : MEDGAN (P2013/ABI2913)
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