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Relationship between Deck Level, Body Surface Temperature and Carcass Damages in Italian Heavy Pigs after Short Journeys at Different Unloading Environmental Conditions

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Transport duration and thermal conditions can negatively affect pig welfare and carcass quality. The effects of short journeys (30 min) in different thermal-humidity conditions on the body surface temperature of live heavy pigs and carcass skin damage were examined. Body temperature...

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Autores principales: Arduini, Agnese, Redaelli, Veronica, Luzi, Fabio, Dall’Olio, Stefania, Pace, Vincenzo, Nanni Costa, Leonardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28208592
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7020010