A note on variations in pig blood temperature measured at exsanguination
-
Published:2007-08
Issue:3
Volume:16
Page:331-334
-
ISSN:0962-7286
-
Container-title:Animal Welfare
-
language:en
-
Short-container-title:Anim. welf.
Author:
Brown SN,Knowles TG,Wilkins LJ,Pope SJ,Kettlewell PJ,Chadd SA,Warriss PD
Abstract
AbstractThis study investigated the temperature of pigs’ blood as it flowed from the sticking wound at exsanguination using infra-red thermometry and how it might reflect changes in core body temperature. A total of 417 pigs were monitored over a three-day period, which included a subset of 206 pigs for which additional information concerning transport conditions and ambient temperature was also known. The range of blood temperatures recorded was large (35.6-43.2°C) with a significant number of the animals found to have blood temperatures above the pigs’ normal temperature (39 ± l°C). Within the subset of pigs, average blood temperature of all the pigs in a pen at slaughter appeared to be related to pen temperatures and position on the lorry and was sensitive enough to detect changes in environmental ambient conditions.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
General Veterinary,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Animal Science and Zoology
Reference18 articles.
1. Comparison of methods of temperature measurement in swine
2. Mixing induces long-term hyperthermia in growing pigs
3. Grandin, T 2002 Behavioural considerations in animal transport design. London Science Conference: Conquering the Challenges pp 41-46. 11-12 April 2002, London, UK