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The reactions of farmed red deer to transport: effects of road type and journey time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

P.N. Grigor ,
P.J. Goddard ,
C.A. Littlewood  and
A.J. Macdonald
P.N. Grigor
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, UK
P.J. Goddard
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, UK
C.A. Littlewood
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, UK
A.J. Macdonald
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, UK
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Both road type and journey time may influence the welfare of animals during road transportation. Animals may face a higher risk of injury on narrow, winding roads (Waran et al., 1993), and increasing the journey time may have deleterious consequences for animal welfare (Mormede et al., 1982), carcass bruising (Yeh et al., 1978), and meat quality (Wythes et al., 1981). In this study, the effects of road type and journey time on the behavioural and physiological responses of farmed red deer were investigated.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 15
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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