Pilot Study of the Relationship between Deck Level and Journey Duration on Plasma Cortisol, Epinephrine and Norepinephrine Levels in Italian Heavy Pigs

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Journey duration, position of the animal in the vehicle and time spent in the lairage facilities before slaughtering can negatively affect pig welfare. The effects of journey duration and deck level on hormonal parameters were examined in this pilot study during three commercial truc...

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Autores principales: Bozzo, Giancarlo, Padalino, Barbara, Bonerba, Elisabetta, Barrasso, Roberta, Tufarelli, Vincenzo, Zappaterra, Martina, Ceci, Edmondo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7552316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32899653
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10091578

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7552316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32899653
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10091578

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