The purpose of this review is to present the best available scientific knowledge on key
animal welfare issues during swine transport, such as transport duration and distance, time …

In the framework of its Farm to Fork Strategy, the Commission is undertaking a
comprehensive evaluation of the animal welfare legislation. The present Opinion deals with …

The killing of pigs for human consumption (slaughtering) can take place in a slaughterhouse
or on farm. The processes of slaughtering that were assessed for welfare, from the arrival of …

At all times prior to arrival at the slaughter plant, pigs may experience stress from a range of
on farm handling practices, such as feed withdrawal, loading and transport, mixing and …

The incidence of non-ambulatory non-injured (NANI), non-ambulatory injured (NAI) and
dead pigs on-arrival at three Brazilian slaughterhouses were evaluated in 37,962 pigs to …

This factorial study was part of a project examining potential welfare challenges for cull sows
in the pre-slaughter logistic chain, and examined effects of journey duration and presence of …

Cull sows may be more vulnerable to transportation compared to other swine categories, as
they are typically culled after several production cycles, and hence may be injured or weak …

Management of ambient temperature is central in sow production, but temperature in
commercial trucks transporting sows has only received limited scientific focus. We aimed to …

Including Denmark, modern pig production typically involves annual culling rates close to
50%. One important professional group in this process are livestock drivers transporting the …

An industry survey representing approximately 310 million (M) market weight pigs was
conducted with 20 US slaughter facilities over the calendars years of 2012 to 2015 to …