{"title":"Welfare during transport of livestock and poultry.","authors":"T. Grandin","doi":"10.1079/9781845935412.0115","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract\n This chapter discusses if an animal is fit for transport, the preparation of animals for transport, the design of loading ramps and handling facilities, how to determine if bruises and injuries are occurring on vehicles or in the abattoir, research on space requirements and rest stops and the use of animal-based measurements (ABMs) to assess transport and handling.","PeriodicalId":107297,"journal":{"name":"Improving animal welfare: a practical approach","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Improving animal welfare: a practical approach","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845935412.0115","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This chapter discusses if an animal is fit for transport, the preparation of animals for transport, the design of loading ramps and handling facilities, how to determine if bruises and injuries are occurring on vehicles or in the abattoir, research on space requirements and rest stops and the use of animal-based measurements (ABMs) to assess transport and handling.