Pre-Transport Management Affects Later Performance
Submitted on Apr 26, 2008
Farmed Animals | Animal Welfare or Living Conditions | Factory Farming
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Canadian researchers, Schwartzkopf-Genswein, et al., found that conditioning calves prior to transport allows them to better tolerate the stressors of transport and handling. For the purposes of this study, "conditioning" was defined as weaned and vaccinated at 13 and 29 days prior to transport, respectively.
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