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Use of exsanguination blood lactate to assess the quality of pre-slaughter pig handling.
The Relationship Between Exsanguination Lactate and Pork Quality
The effects of farm-to-slaughter plant pig management on pork quality
Minimizing Stress in Pig Handling in the Research Lab.
Handling Pigs for Optimum Performance
Cardiac arrest stunning of livestock and poultry
Effect of genetics on handling and CO2 stunning of pigs
Boar presence reduces fighting in mixed slaughter-weight pigs
Methods to reduce PSE and bloodsplash
Environmental Enrichment for Confinement Hogs
Toys, mingling and driving reduce excitability in pigs
Richness of pig's environment affects handling in chute
Effects of rearing environment on the behaviour of young pigs
Review: Reducing handling stress improves both productivity and welfare
Behavioral Genetics and Animal Science
Teaching Principles of Behaviour and Equipment Design For Handling Livestock
Solving Livestock Handling Problems
Electroanaesthesia or electroimmobilisation of calves, sheep and pigs by the Feenix Stockstill
Assessment of Stress During Handling and Transport
Factors that Impede Animal Movement at Slaughter Plants
Design of loading facilities and holding pens
Behavioral Principles of Livestock Handling
Dr. Temple Grandin
Department of Animal Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins,
Colorado 80523
United States
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