Reduced Amounts of Bedding for Pigs in Transport
July 13, 2012
themeatsite.com- Researchers with Texas Tech University have been evaluating the effects of using various amounts of bedding at different temperatures during the transport of pigs on the welfare of the animals.
Researchers with Texas Tech University have been evaluating the effects of using various amounts of bedding at different temperatures during the transport of pigs on the welfare of the animals.
Texas Tech PhD student Avi Sapkota says the research is being conducted to determine the optimum amount of bedding that pork producers should be providing to their pigs during shipping.