Weaned pig transport: animal welfare impact of duration of trip, and provision of feed and water
October 28, 2014
Weaned pigs are transported on many USA farms. Some are transported short distances and others many hours. During transport...Investigator: John McGlone
The use of bedding in ramp to reduce slipping and falling while loading and unloading weaned and finishing pigs
September 18, 2014
Transport is a potentially stressful event that almost all piglets/pigs go through at least once in their life considering multi-site production systems and location of packing plants. Handling...Establishing Bedding and Boarding Requirements for Finisher Pigs Through Scientific Validation – Macro Study
August 11, 2014
1. Establishing bedding requirements during transport and monitoring skin temperature over seasons after transport for finishing...Establishing bedding requirements for finisher pigs during transportation and skin surface temperature during different seasons after transportation
April 30, 2012
Producers and packers would like to reduce dead and down market pigs during transportation for economic and welfare reasons. Transport...Is tail docking necessary and if so, how long should the tail be?
September 30, 2009
Tail docking of piglets is a routine procedure on farms to control tail biting behavior, however docking can cause an acute stress response. The objectives of this research were to 1) determine if...Long distance transport of breeding stock
September 30, 2008
Breeding stock are frequently shipped considerable distance from isolated high-level biosecurity facilities to farms across North America. Little scientific data exists on the reproductive or...Space requirements of weaned pigs during transportation
March 13, 2008
Currently there are no trucking quality assurance recommendations for space allowance of weaned pigs during transport. The objective of this research was to establish a first estimate of the space...
