How are the pigs transported in Spain? Differences between slaughter and farm destinations.

  1. Gosálvez, L. F. 1
  2. Riu, M. 1
  3. Herranz, A. 2
  4. Colom, A. 3
  5. Averós, X. 1
  1. 1 Departament de Producció Animal. Universitat de Lleida. Av. Rovira Roure, 191. 25198 Lleida. Spain.
  2. 2 Asociación Nacional de Comerciantes de Ganado Porcino (ANCOPORC). Santa Engracia, 101. 1º B. 28010, Madrid. Spain.
  3. 3 Departament d"Administració d"Empreses i Gestió dels Recursos Naturals. Universitat de Lleida. Av. Rovira Roure, 191. 25198 Lleida. Spain.
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Revue:
Archivos de zootecnia

ISSN: 0004-0592,  1885-4494

Année de publication: 2011

Volumen: 60

Número: 229

Pages: 183-192

Type: Article

DOI: 10.21071/AZ.V60I230.4667 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Résumé

To know in the logistics of pig transports in Spain 566 journeys, concerning 34 slaughterhouses and 13 traders, were surveyed by means of questionnaires collecting information relative to 119 transport aspects. Trucks loaded pigs in 1,5 farms on average, loading an average of 160 slaughter pigs or 493 piglets transported to growing farms, with an average stocking density of 214.4 and 103.8 kg/m2 respectively. Pigs were fasted previous to the journey an average of 14.5 hours in 79.2% of slaughter journeys, which lasted 3.4 hours on average, less than half the average duration of farm transports (7.3 hours, p

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