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Transport Fitness of Cull Sows and Boars: A Comparison of Different Guidelines on Fitness for Transport

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Breeding sows and boars that are shipped to slaughter, auctions, or buying stations have a greater risk for welfare problems because they are older animals. Sows are sold when they fail to rebreed, are too thin or have difficulty walking. The transport guidelines of four organization...

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Autor principal: Grandin, Temple
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5187500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27916798
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani6120077