Transport of weaned pigs poses special challenges because of their size and thermal needs as well as the extended distances and transport times. The resultant economic impact can be substantial. Compared to transport of market pigs, weaned pigs generally encounter much farther travel distances with different adapting abilities to the environmental conditions. The objectives of this study were: 1) to characterize the environmental conditions within a typical transport trailer for weaned piglets to determine if current management practices and trailer design provides an acceptable environment as evidenced by mortality rates and environmental parameters, and 2) to analyze airflow patterns of the tranport trailer using a scale model in a wind t...
The objective of this study was to identify weather and transportation factors that increased the i...
152 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.The objective of this dissert...
Four environmental chambers were constructed for subjecting weanling pigs to various air velocities ...
Transport is a critical factor affecting swine welfare in modern U.S. commercial pork production. Br...
Transport is a critical factor in modern pork production and can seriously affect swine welfare. Whi...
Specifically, this study aimed to establish the effects on mortality and morbidity of boarding level...
Extreme weather conditions challenge pig thermoregulation during transport and are addressed by the ...
The broad aim of this study was to determine whether bedding level in the transport trailer influenc...
During warm weather, incorrect bedding levels on a trailer transporting market weight pigs may resul...
The objective of this pilot study was to determine how the micro-environment trailers transporting m...
Transport is a critical factor in modern pork production and can seriously affect swine welfare. Whi...
Extreme weather conditions challenge pig thermoregulation during transport and are addressed by the ...
The effect of bedding levels and trailer compartment on internal trailer temperature and relative hu...
In the U.S., 113 million pigs are transported annually to market, primarily by road in a tractor tra...
Pigs are often transported to slaughter under conditions outside their thermo-neutral zones, which c...
The objective of this study was to identify weather and transportation factors that increased the i...
152 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.The objective of this dissert...
Four environmental chambers were constructed for subjecting weanling pigs to various air velocities ...
Transport is a critical factor affecting swine welfare in modern U.S. commercial pork production. Br...
Transport is a critical factor in modern pork production and can seriously affect swine welfare. Whi...
Specifically, this study aimed to establish the effects on mortality and morbidity of boarding level...
Extreme weather conditions challenge pig thermoregulation during transport and are addressed by the ...
The broad aim of this study was to determine whether bedding level in the transport trailer influenc...
During warm weather, incorrect bedding levels on a trailer transporting market weight pigs may resul...
The objective of this pilot study was to determine how the micro-environment trailers transporting m...
Transport is a critical factor in modern pork production and can seriously affect swine welfare. Whi...
Extreme weather conditions challenge pig thermoregulation during transport and are addressed by the ...
The effect of bedding levels and trailer compartment on internal trailer temperature and relative hu...
In the U.S., 113 million pigs are transported annually to market, primarily by road in a tractor tra...
Pigs are often transported to slaughter under conditions outside their thermo-neutral zones, which c...
The objective of this study was to identify weather and transportation factors that increased the i...
152 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.The objective of this dissert...
Four environmental chambers were constructed for subjecting weanling pigs to various air velocities ...