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Pig Unloading

Pig Unloading is a methodological procedure within swine handling that involves the systematic transfer of pigs from transport vehicles to holding facilities under controlled conditions to minimize stress, injury, and biosecurity risks.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Effect of unloading, lairage, pig handling, stunning and season on pH of pork

Vincent Van de Perre, Liesbet Permentier, S. De Bie et al. · Meat Science · 2010 · 99 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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Effects of distance moved during loading and floor space on the trailer during transport on losses of market weight pigs on arrival at the packing plant1

Matthew J. Ritter, M. Ellis, C. R. Bertelsen et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2007 · 70 citations

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‘Phasing out pig tail docking in the EU - present state, challenges and possibilities’

Nancy De Briyne, Charlotte Berg, Thomas Blaha et al. · Porcine Health Management · 2018 · 68 citations · Full text

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Effects of multiple concurrent stressors on rectal temperature, blood acid-base status, and longissimus muscle glycolytic potential in market-weight pigs1

Matthew J. Ritter, M. Ellis, D. B. Anderson et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2008 · 63 citations

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Authors

163

  1. LF
    L. Faucitano

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

    11 publications · 438 citations

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  2. RB
    Renée Bergeron

    University of Guelph, Canada

    7 publications · 259 citations

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  3. TC
    T.G. Crowe

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    7 publications · 271 citations

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  4. HW
    H. W. Gonyou

    Genome Prairie, Canada

    5 publications · 179 citations

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  5. TM
    Tina M. Widowski

    University of Guelph, Canada

    4 publications · 157 citations

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Institutions

43

  1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    868 citations

  2. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    388 citations

  3. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    550 citations

  4. Elanco (United States)

    Greenfield, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    409 citations

  5. Genome Prairie

    Saskatoon, Canada

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    457 citations

  6. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    389 citations

  7. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    158 citations

  8. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    265 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Animal Science

    16 publications · 708 citations

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  2. The Professional Animal Scientist

    3 publications · 64 citations

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  3. Meat Science

    3 publications · 139 citations

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  4. Animals

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  5. Canadian Journal of Animal Science

    CJAS · 2 publications · 88 citations

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