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Do 95-kg live weight pigs choose to stand, sit or lie during short journeys?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

H. J. Guise ,
E. J. Hunter ,
P. J. Baynes ,
P. J. Wigglesworth ,
H. L. Riches  and
R. H. C. Penny
H. J. Guise
Affiliation:
Cambac JMA Research, Lower Cadleys, South Stoke, Reading RG8 0LX
E. J. Hunter
Affiliation:
Cambac JMA Research, Lower Cadleys, South Stoke, Reading RG8 0LX
P. J. Baynes
Affiliation:
Cambac JMA Research, Lower Cadleys, South Stoke, Reading RG8 0LX
P. J. Wigglesworth
Affiliation:
Cambac JMA Research, Lower Cadleys, South Stoke, Reading RG8 0LX
H. L. Riches
Affiliation:
Cambac JMA Research, Lower Cadleys, South Stoke, Reading RG8 0LX
R. H. C. Penny
Affiliation:
Cambac JMA Research, Lower Cadleys, South Stoke, Reading RG8 0LX
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Although the need for pigs to lie down on long journeys is not in question, there is evidence that they may not choose to do so on journeys of less than 3h (Hunter et al., 1994). These observations were undertaken to determine how pigs in the 95 to 100 kg weight range behaved on short journeys. A three-tier floating-deck vehicle with weld-mesh flooring was used because the popularity of three-deck vehicles is increasing (Riches et al., 1996).

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 20: Animal Choices , 1997 , pp. 104 - 105
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1997

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