Professional paper

Welfare of animals in transport - according to the OIE and EU recommendations

Kristina Matković ; Zavod za animalnu higijenu, okoliš i etologiju, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, Zagreb
Srećko Matković

Abstract

This paper discusses the animal welfare during transport according to the OIE and EU recommendations. Factors, which influence the amount of stress and animal health status during transportation, and directly change the animal welfare, are described. These are: procedure with animals during loading, travelling and unloading, people training, journey planning, previous animal housing and genetics.

Keywords

Transport; loading; unloading; welfare; health status; law

Hrčak ID:

22219

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/22219

Publication date:

15.7.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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