This poster descriptively explores and identifies risk factors for increased mortality during weaned piglet transport events using records from over 6,000 trips provided by 5 Canadian production companies. The average percent of shipped piglets found dead on arrival for all trips was <0.03%. Mortality rates by trailer type, trip duration, exterior environment, and other variables are presented.
Presenter : Hannah Golightly, hgolight@uoguelph.ca
Supervisor : Dr. Jennifer Brown, Prairie Swine Centre, PO Box 21057, 2105 8th Street East, Saskatoon SK, S7H 5N9, jab651@mail.usask.ca
Authors and affiliation : Hannah R. Golightly1, Terri L. O’Sullivan1, Jennifer Brown2, Yolande M. Seddon3
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