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Pig Loading

Pig Loading is a methodological protocol in swine handling that governs the systematic transfer of pigs from holding facilities into transport units, distinguished by its focus on animal welfare, operational efficiency, and biosecurity during the loading phase.

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1.7K

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156

Authors

43

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2017–2026

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Publications

42

Taylor's Pig-Tale: A Historical Analysis of Frederick W. Taylor's Pig-Iron Experiments.

Charles D. Wrege, Amedeo G. Perroni · Academy of Management Journal · 1974 · 100 citations

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Effects of different moving devices at loading on stress response and meat quality in pigs1

J. A. Correa, Stephanie Torrey, Nicolas Devillers et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2010 · 100 citations

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Effect of floor space during transport of market-weight pigs on the incidence of transport losses at the packing plant and the relationships between transport conditions and losses1

M. J. Ritter, M. Ellis, J. Brinkmann et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2006 · 92 citations

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Factors associated with fatigued, injured, and dead pig frequency during transport and lairage at a commercial abattoir1

Robert F. Fitzgerald, Kenneth J. Stalder, J. O. Matthews et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2008 · 87 citations

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Factors affecting the mortality of pigs being transported to slaughter

Xavier Averós, T. G. Knowles, S.N. Brown et al. · Veterinary Record · 2008 · 78 citations

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Authors

156

  1. LF
    L. Faucitano

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

    7 publications · 394 citations

    7

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  2. AK
    Anna K. Johnson

    Iowa State University, United States

    5 publications · 148 citations

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  3. HW
    H. W. Gonyou

    Genome Prairie, Canada

    5 publications · 289 citations

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  4. ST
    Stephanie Torrey

    University of Guelph, Canada

    5 publications · 300 citations

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  5. TC
    T.G. Crowe

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    5 publications · 249 citations

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Institutions

43

  1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    899 citations

  2. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    366 citations

  3. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    562 citations

  4. Elanco (United States)

    Greenfield, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    283 citations

  5. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    5 h-index

    21 publications

    526 citations

  6. Genome Prairie

    Saskatoon, Canada

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    445 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    27 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    378 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Animal Science

    15 publications · 805 citations

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  2. Animals

    4 publications · 110 citations

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  3. The Professional Animal Scientist

    3 publications · 64 citations

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  4. Biosystems Engineering

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  5. animal

    2 publications · 100 citations

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