Moving pigs inside a barn can be a frustrating business in case the animals are recalcitrant. Photo: Bert Jansen
Pigs on the move inside the farm – it’s a poorly covered topic in textbooks according to swine management expert John Gadd. He has some practical tips as to what to do – and what not. Strange, isn’t it, that one of the commonest jobs on the pig farm – moving them – is covered poorly in the textbooks, while that of transporting them during the shipping process has received ample attention by researchers Grandin, Pedersen, Gonyou, McGlone and others. In this area stress affects meat q
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