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Cleaning Ease and Animal Welfare Implications of Trailer Design
Posted in: Pork Insight Articles, Prairie Swine Centre by Ken Engele on May 1, 2018
The aim of this initial study was to develop an inventory list of trailers commonly used for the transportation of market hogs in Canada. Hog transport companies in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario were visited
in order to document various trailer features specifically those influencing ease of cleaning and animal handling characteristics. Each trailer design was ranked according to cleaning ease, animal handling and welfare
characteristics. In addition to a trailer inventory, a questionnaire was developed and transport companies were interviewed to gain further insight into trailer design and usage.
Cleaning Ease and Animal Welfare