Abstract
Cattle are commonly moved between geographic regions by using commercial transport carriers, and the vast majority of cattle are transported at least one time during their lives. Both handling and travel associated with moving cattle between locations have been identified as potentially stressful events. The objective of this research was to identify potential associations between calf location within the transport carrier and subsequent calf wellness in the short term (40 to 60 days) following shipment. Health outcomes and average daily gain (ADG) were used to measure calf wellness during the backgrounding period. Although some research has described the overall effect of hauling cattle, we are aware of no recent literature describing the effects of location within the vehicle on subsequent animal wellness and performance.
Highlights
Cattle are commonly moved between geographic regions by using commercial transport carriers, and the vast majority of cattle are transported at least one time during their lives
Some research has described the overall effect of hauling cattle, we are aware of no recent literature describing the effects of location within the vehicle on subsequent animal wellness and performance
Proximity to the front of the transport vehicle was recorded by a variable with all truck compartments placed in into one of three categories: front (NOT, nose on bottom deck (NOB)), middle (TDF, top deck middle rear (TDR), top middle (TOP), bottom deck middle forward (BDF), bottom deck middle rear (BDR), bottom middle (BOT)), or rear (ROT, rear on the bottom (ROB))
Summary
Recommended Citation Blasi, Dale A.; Epp, M.; and White, Bradley J. (2009) "Backgrounding health associated with area of the truck where cattle were housed during transport," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol 0: Iss. 1.
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