Session 23. Animal transportation (welfare, handling, risk assessment, economics)

Date: 25 August ‘09; 14:00 - 18:00 hours
Chairperson: Giovagnoli (IT)

 

Theatre Session 23

• A review of scientific literature on transportation of the horses
  Marlin, D.

• Heart rate variability as a quantitative index of stress during transport in horses
  Jones, J.H., Ohmura, H., Takahashi, T., Aida, H. and Hiraga, A.

• Effect of transport time up to 8 hours on physiological and biochemical stress indicators and resulting carcass and meat quality in cattle: an integrated approach
  Von Holleben, K., Henke, S. and Schmidt, T.

• Long duration cattle transport: impact ofdifferent stocking densities on physiological, behavioural and zootechnical indicators
  Mounaix, B., Brule, A., Mirabito, L., David, V. and Lucbert, J.

• Study on temperatures during animal transport
  Natale, F., Hofherr, J., Fiore, G., Mainetti, S. and Ruotolo, E.

• Thermal stress in livestock during transportation: continuous recording of deep body temperature
  Mitchell, M.A., Kettlewell, P.J., Villarroel, M. and Harper, E.

• Effects of the thermal micro-environment on breeder pigs onhour export journeys under summer conditions
  Mitchell, M.A., Kettlewell, P.J., Villarroel, M. and Harper, E.

• Health and welfare of horses transported for slaughter within the European Union
  Marlin, D., Meldrum, K., Kettlewell, P., Heard, C., Parkin, T., Kennedy, M. and Wood, J.

• Animal transport navigation system an events recording automation
  Fiore, G., Natale, F., Hofherr, J., Bonavitacola, F., Di Francesco, C., Di Pasquale, A. and Zippo, D.

 

Poster Session 23

• Effects of transportation on the physiophatological response of light lambs raised under pasture or concentrate feeding systems
  Álvarez-Rodríguez, J., Uriarte, J., Sanz, A. and Joy, M.

• Effects of loading methods on welfare of rabbits transported to the slaughterhouse
  Giammarco, M., Vignola, G., Manetta, A.C., Lambertini, L. and Mazzone, G.

• Effect of different moving devices at loading on heart rate and blood lactate in pigs
  Correa, J.A., Gonyou, H., Torrey, S., Devillers, N., Laforest, J.P. and Faucitano, L.

• Animal welfare risk assessment during transport of pigs
  Fuentes, M.C., Otero, J.L., Dalmau, A. and Velarde, A.