Sığırlarda taşıma sırasında hayvan refahına etki eden faktörler

Son yıllarda canlı hayvan ithalat ve ihracatının yaygın hale gelmesiyle taşıma, rutin bir yönetim uygulaması halini almıştır. Hayvan refahı ve sağlığı taşıma ile büyük ölçüde etkilenir. Taşıma sırasında hayvan sağlığı ve refahını doğrudan etkileyen, yükleme, boşaltma, yükleme yoğunluğu, seyahat süresi, su ve yem ihtiyacının giderilmesi ve taşıma boyunca aracın hareketleri gibi çok sayıda faktör, hayvan refahı, karkas ve et kalitesi üzerinde etkilidir. Bu derlemede sığırlarda taşıma sırasında refaha etki eden söz konusu bazı faktörler incelenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

sığır, stres, stres yanıtı, hayvan taşıma

Factors affecting animal welfare during transport in cattle

Recently, transportation in cattle has become a routine management practice as livestock export or import have become more common. The welfare and health of animals can be substantially aff ected by transport. During transport, many factors such as loading, unloading, loading density, transport duration, water and feed needs of animals and movements of vehicle directly aff ect on animal welfare, health, carcass and meat quality. In this review, some factors aff ecting on cattle welfare during transport were examined.

Keywords:

cattle, stress, stress response, transport of animals,

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