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Pre‐transport loading of farmed red deer: effects of previous overnight housing environment, vehicle illumination and shape of loading race
Author(s) -
Grigor P. N.,
Goddard P. J.,
Littlewood C. A.,
Deakin D. W.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.142.11.265
Subject(s) - raceway , zoology , allowance (engineering) , biology , environmental science , structural engineering , engineering , operations management , finite element method
The behaviour of farmed red deer was studied while they were being loaded on to a transporter. In experiment 1, the effects of previous overnight housing conditions (indoors, at a space allowance of either 4 or 8 m 2 per deer, or in an outdoor raceway) on the ease of loading were investigated. The number of attempts required to load the deer was not significantly affected by their housing conditions or their sex, but there was a significant increase in the number of attempts required after the first day (P