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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...
Autores principales: | McGlone, John, Johnson, Anna, Sapkota, Avi, Kephart, Rebecca |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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