Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Transport of Animals Intended for Breeding, Production and Slaughter

A Seminar in the CEC Programme of Coordination of Research on Animal Welfare, organised by R. Moss, and held in Brussels, 7–8 July, 1981

  • Book
  • © 1982

Overview

Editors:
  1. R. Moss

    1. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, London, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine (CTVM, volume 18)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
    Download chapter PDF

  3. Physiological Changes Induced in Animals at Loading, during and after Transport and Their Effects: Including Behavioural Changes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Handling of Slaughter Pigs Prior to Loading and during Loading on a Lorry

      • G. van Putten
      Pages 15-27

    3. Transport of Broilers

      • A. R. Gerrits, K. de Koning
      Pages 29-38

    4. Injuries during Catching and Transportation of Broilers

      • M. Jespersen
      Pages 39-44

    5. Various Transport Conditions and Their Influence on Physiological Reactions

      • G. von Mickwitz
      Pages 45-56

    6. Physiology of the Transport of Cattle

      • T. M. Leach
      Pages 57-74

    7. Physiological Response of Pigs to Treadmill Exercise Used as a Standardised Stress

      • E. Kallweit
      Pages 75-86

    8. Behaviour of Cattle during Transport and Penning before Slaughter

      • F. J. Kenny, P. V. Tarrant
      Pages 87-102

  4. Significance of These Changes and Effects in Relation to Health and Well-Being

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Losses Caused by Transport of Slaughter Pigs in the Netherlands

      • J. G. van Logtestijn, A. M. T. C. Romme, G. Eikelenboom
      Pages 105-114

    3. Recent Results from Investigations of Transportation of Pigs for Slaughter

      • N. J. Nielsen
      Pages 115-124

    4. Physiological Reaction of Slaughter Animals during Transport

      • Chr. Augustini, K. Fischer
      Pages 125-135

  5. Means of Transport, with Particular Reference to Their Construction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Transport of Day Old Chicks by Air

      • A. Hoogerbrugge, H. J. Ormel
      Pages 139-146

    3. Bulk Transportation of Farm Animals by Air and Vehicular Ferries

      • M. E. T. Watts
      Pages 147-165

    4. Transportation of Sheep by Ship from Australia to the Middle East

      • W. Müller
      Pages 166-176
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

The transport of farm livestock was the subject of the seminar held from 7 - 8 July 1981 at the Commission of the European Communities (CECl, Directorate General for Agriculture, Brussels as part of the work of the Division Coordinating Agricultural Research. The aims of the seminar were to examine the knowledge available on how the physiology and behaviour of animals may change during transport; to consider the significance of these changes in relation to welfare and economics and to assess those actions which as experimental projects or observational studies might be proposed to fill the most important gaps in our knowledge of the welfare of farm animals during transport. A number of conclusions can be drawn from the proceedings: 1. Much knowledge is available from both scientific observations and practical experience which could be used to improve the transport of livestock. Methods of loading, the construction of vehicles, ships, crates and aircraft could benefit from the application of existing knowledge. It is less clear whether it is best to concentrate on disseminating existing knowledge by education and advice or to contemplate more regulations. 2. Losses by down-grading at slaughter can largely be attributed to the ways in which animals are transported and handled.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, London, UK

    R. Moss

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transport of Animals Intended for Breeding, Production and Slaughter

  • Book Subtitle: A Seminar in the CEC Programme of Coordination of Research on Animal Welfare, organised by R. Moss, and held in Brussels, 7–8 July, 1981

  • Editors: R. Moss

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7582-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels-Luxemburg 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7584-2Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7582-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 258

  • Topics: Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Animal Ecology

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation