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Effects on sheep welfare of a 1 h rest during a two stage journey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

D.M. Broom ,
R.F. Parrott  and
S.J.G. Hall
D.M. Broom
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge University, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
R.F. Parrott
Affiliation:
MAFF Laboratory of Welfare and Behaviour, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB2 4AT, UK
S.J.G. Hall
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge University, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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The current E.U. Directive 95/29/EC allows the transport of sheep to slaughter for 14 h, then 1 h rest and a further 16 h. of travel. During the rest the sheep should have access to food and water. In this study, the welfare of sheep was monitored using physiological and behavioural measures during a journey in a commercial type road vehicle. Measures of body weight and meat quality were also made. The results were compared with those of three other studies.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 107
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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Broom, D.M., Goode, J.A., Hall, S.J.G., Lloyd, D.M. and Parrott, R.F. 1996. Hormonal and physiological effects of a 15 hour journey in sheep: comparison with the responses to loading, handling and penning in the absence of transport. British Veterinary Journal 152: 593–604.10.1016/S0007-1935(96)80011-XCrossRefGoogle Scholar
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