The effects of journey duration and conditions on the welfare of sheep

Project Details

Description

The main objectives are: a) to investigate the effects of journey duration and transport conditions on the welfare of sheep; b) to investigate the effects of journey duration and transport conditions on lamb meat quality; c) to study physiological and behavioural responses of sheep to stress; d) to develop methods to assess welfarein domestic rumiants; e) to study the relationships between welfare, meat quality and carcass quality.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/01/9331/12/96

Collaborative partners

  • Sense entitat
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) (lead)
  • University of Cambridge
  • The Babraham Institute

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