Category: Behavior and Welfare

• 1.1 Objective
• 1.2 Loading and Unloading Equipment
• 1.3 Handling Methods
• 1.4 Conditions on the Truck
• 1.5 Fitness of the Pig for Transport
• 1.6 Incentives to Reduce Losses
• 1.7 Conclusion
• 1.8 Literature Cited

Originally published as a National Pork Board Factsheet.

Author: Temple Grandin, Department of Animal Sciences,Colorado State University

Objective

The purpose of this paper is to review the …

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Handling Pigs
• 1.3 Pig Behavior During Handling
• 1.4 Crowd Pen and Chute Design
• 1.5 Pig Transport
• 1.6 Meat Quality and Bruises
• 1.7 Conclusion
• 1.8 Additional Reading

Originally published as PIH-116.

Authors:
Temple Grandin, Colorado State University; Collette Schultz-Kaster, Milan, Missouri

Reviewers: Kenneth and Debra Ernst, Sidney, Ohio; Herman Mayes, University of Missouri; John McGlone, Texas Tech …