Sixty-four market-weight barrows and gilts were used in a split-plot design with a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial arrangement
of treatments: 1) handling intensity (gentle vs. aggressive), 2) transport floor space (0.39 vs. 0.49 m2/pig), and 3) distance moved during handling (25 vs. 125 m) to determine the effects of multiple concurrent stressors on metabolic responses. It was concluded that the stressors evaluated had additive effects on several indicators of metabolic stress responses in finishing pigs.

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