ReviewThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2019
Fitness of animals for transport to slaughter.
Review in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic mapping review of cattle welfare research during road transportation (2015-2025).Journal of animal science · 2026Pooled it
- Data analysis of the mortality of cattle and sheep recorded in a sample of Australian saleyards.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2026Article
- Survey of Flemish Poultry Farmers on How Birds Fit for Transport to the Slaughterhouse Are Selected, Caught, and Crated and Their Opinions Regarding the Pre-Transport Process.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Are regulations addressing farm animal welfare issues during live transportation fit for purpose? A multi-country jurisdictional check.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
- Opportunities to Improve Animal Welfare during Transport and Slaughter of Cattle and Pigs through Staff Training-Results of a Delphi Survey.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Current Knowledge on the Transportation by Road of Cattle, including Unweaned Calves.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Road Transport: A Review of Its Effects on the Welfare of Piglets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- A focus group study exploring dairy farmers' perspectives of cull cow management in Ontario, Canada.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Welfare of cattle during transport.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
- Welfare of pigs during transport.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
- Welfare of equidae during transport.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
- Welfare of domestic birds and rabbits transported in containers.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
- Welfare of small ruminants during transport.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2022Article
- Danish Cattle Farmers' Experience With Fitness for Transport - A Questionnaire Survey.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Field Trial of Factors Associated With the Presence of Dead and Non-ambulatory Pigs During Transport Across Three Colombian Slaughterhouses.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Development and Validation of a Test for the Classification of Horses as Broken or Unbroken.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- The Health and Welfare of Pigs from the Perspective of Post Mortem Findings in Slaughterhouses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Experiences and opinions of Danish livestock drivers transporting sows regarding fitness for transport and management choices relevant for animal welfare.Translational animal science · 2020Article
- Editorial: Animal Transport and Related Management.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
Fitness for transport is an important factor affecting the potential for suffering during animal transportation. Examination of Canadian condemnation statistics, surveys of animals transported to slaughter, and legal case studies show that current guidelines and regulations do not always ensure that only fit animals are transported. Consideration of the pathophysiological implications of ill-health and injury on an animal's response to the potential physical and physiological challenges that can occur during transportation can assist in identifying the welfare implications of transporting compromised animals.
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