Effects of trailer design on animal welfare parameters and carcass and meat quality of three Pietrain crosses being transported over a long distance.

Weschenfelder, A V; Torrey, S; Devillers, N; Crowe, T; Bassols, A; Saco, Y; Piñeiro, M; Saucier, L; Faucitano, L

Weschenfelder, A V; Torrey, S; Devillers, N; Crowe, T; Bassols, A; Saco, Y; Piñeiro, M; Saucier, L; Faucitano, L.

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Weschenfelder AV; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Dairy and Swine and Development Research Centre, Sherbrooke, QC, J1M 0C8, Canada.

J Anim Sci ; 90(9): 3220-31, 2012 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22966081

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Animal Welfare; Meat/standards; Transportation; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Body Composition; Crosses, Genetic; Genotype; Humidity; Male; Malignant Hyperthermia/genetics; Malignant Hyperthermia/veterinary; Swine/genetics; Swine/physiology; Swine Diseases/genetics; Temperature; Time Factors

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Transportation / Animal Welfare / Meat Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Anim Sci Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Canada

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