title: Minimum space allowance for transportation of swine by road.
abstract: Space allowance for animals in transit is a consistent concern in many countries that are developing codes of practice and regulations to assure humane treatment of food producing animals. The minimum space allowance requirements for a broad size range of swine in transit has not been well described or scientifically substantiated. A maximal loading pressure recommendation for pigs weighing from 5 to 250 kg was derived by a consultative process involving the swine transportation industry, animal welfare groups, and a literature review. The recommended maximal loading pressure under ideal conditions for swine loaded in groups can be described as a hoerl model y = (37.53)(0.9969)w(W0.5008), where y = loading pressure in kg body weight/m2 and W = average animal body weight in kilograms.
authors.affiliation: Manitoba Agriculture and Food, Veterinary Laboratory Services Branch, 545 University Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5S6.
authors.forename: Terry L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Whiting
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D001830:Body Surface Area / Q000662:veterinary; D001835:Body Weight; D002170:Canada; D020378:Confined Spaces; D018986:Motor Vehicles / Q000592:standards*; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*; D014186:Transportation / Q000592:standards*