Do Pigs Have Adequate Space in Animal Transportation Vehicles?—Planimetric Measurement of the Floor Area Covered by Finishing Pigs in Various Body Positions

Do Pigs Have Adequate Space in Animal Transportation Vehicles?—Planimetric Measurement of the Floor Area Covered by Finishing Pigs in Various Body Positions

In this study, the floor area covered by individual finishing pigs in various body positions was measured using a contrast-based planimetric method for computer-assisted analysis of two-dimensional images. Two hundred and thirty-two finishing pigs were weighed during the last fifth of the fattening...

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Main Authors: Heidi Arndt, Nina Volkmann, Birgit Spindler, Jörg Hartung, Nicole Kemper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
body dimensions
image analysis
loading density
physical space
stocking densities
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00330/full

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