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Publication Date: December 1, 2011
Reference: livestockwelfare.com Research Watch Jan. 2012
Country: Canada
Summary:
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A study was done to find the different temperatures in a trailer of market pigs heading to slaughter. The study was done over a year tracking the temperature in each trailer compartment. The study found that pigs in the belly of the trailer experienced lower temperatures, while pigs in the upper-front and middle-front of the trailer experienced higher temperatures.