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Factors Affecting Trailer Thermal Environment Experienced by Market Pigs Transported in the US

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Transport conditions can be a challenge for pigs being transported to market. In this study, 40 trips of commercial market pigs transported from the farms to an abattoir were monitored for thermal conditions including temperature and relative humidity in order to better understand th...

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Autores principales: Xiong, Yijie, Gates, Richard S., Green-Miller, Angela R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30423983
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani8110203