Establishing Bedding Requirements during Transport and Monitoring Skin Temperature during Cold and Mild Seasons after Transport for Finishing Pigs

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Typically, bedding is used to improve pig comfort and welfare during transport. This study assesses the level of bedding required during transport of finishing pigs in semi-truck trailers. The present study shows that adding more than six bales/trailer of bedding in cold weather and...

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Autores principales: McGlone, John, Johnson, Anna, Sapkota, Avi, Kephart, Rebecca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26480039
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani4020241

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26480039
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani4020241

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