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

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-10-13
Mått155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt390 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCurrent Topics in Veterinary Medicine
Antal sidor258
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789400975842

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Session I: Introduction.- Council of Europe Convention on Transport of Livestock, EC Council Directive on Protection of Animals during International Transport.- The Office of International Epizootics (OIE) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).- Session II: Physiological Changes Induced in Animals at Loading, during and after Transport and Their Effects: Including Behavioural Changes.- Handling of Slaughter Pigs Prior to Loading and during Loading on a Lorry.- Transport of Broilers.- Injuries during Catching and Transportation of Broilers.- Various Transport Conditions and Their Influence on Physiological Reactions.- Physiology of the Transport of Cattle.- Physiological Response of Pigs to Treadmill Exercise Used as a Standardised Stress.- Behaviour of Cattle during Transport and Penning Before Slaughter.- Session III: Significance of These Changes and Effects in Relation to Health and Well-Being.- Losses Caused by Transport of Slaughter Pigs in the Netherlands.- Recent Results from Investigations of Transportation of Pigs for Slaughter.- Physiological Reaction of Slaughter Animals during Transport.- Session IV: Means of Transport, with Particular Reference to Their Construction.- Transport of Day Old Chicks by Air.- Bulk Transportation of Farm Animals by Air and Vehicular Ferries.- Transportation of Sheep by Ship from Australia to the Middle East.- Bulk Transport of Livestock by Sea with Particular Reference to Instruction, Procedure and Problems.- Session V: Present Research Being Undertaken and Consideration of What Further Studies, If Any, would be Desirable.- Transport of Animals Intended for Breeding Production and Slaughter.- Research on Transport Stress at Arc Bristol.- Research on Farm Animal Transport in France: A Survey.- Final Discussion.- List of Participants.