Transport and lairage times in British slaughter pigs |
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| Authors: | P D Warriss E A Bevis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Istanbul University – Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Avcilar, 34320, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Istanbul University – Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Avcilar, 34320, Istanbul, Turkey;1. Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wello University, P. O. Box 1145, Dessie, Ethiopia;2. Department of Biology, Science College, Bahir Dar University, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia;1. Departemnet of Water Resources and Environmental Management, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa'' Applied University, Al-Salt 19117 (Jordan);2. Departement of Natural Resources and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110 (Jordan);3. Department of Plant Production and Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa'' Applied University, Al-Salt 19117 (Jordan) |
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| Abstract: | Information about preslaughter handling was recorded for 49 974 pigs killed in five slaughterhouses. Most pigs (99·0%) travelled less than 200 miles to slaughter and nearly three-quarters not more than 60 miles. There was a close relationship between distance travelled and journey time. Overall, 57·6% of pigs travelled for 2 h or less and about three-quarters for 3 h or less. Average speed was slightly higher on longer journeys. There was a bimodal pattern to the distribution of lairage times, reflecting the practice of keeping some pigs overnight for slaughter the next morning. On average, 28·1% of pigs were laired for 14 h or more. However, 46·1% were killed after not more than 2 h in lairage. There was a tendency for pigs which had travelled greater distances to be in lairage longer. Total time between leaving the farm and slaughter ranged up to 32 h. Nearly 52% of pigs were killed within 5 h of leaving the farm and over three-quarters within 10 h; 22·3% were killed after more than 18 h. |
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