149020 20250124153131.0 doi 10.3390/ani11082410 sideral 126191 ART-2021-126191 eng Miranda-de la Lama, Genaro Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6848-1010 Long-distance transport of finisher pigs in the iberian Peninsula: Effects of season on thermal and enthalpy conditions, welfare indicators and meat ph 2021 Current legislation in the European Union places limits on live pig transport according to outside temperature, but less is known about the effects of sudden changes in the thermal microenvironment in trailers, particularly during long-distance transport. In this study, we measured the temperature and relative humidity inside livestock vehicles carrying 1920 Spanish finisher pigs (live weight 100 kg and 240 animals per journey) during eight long-distance (>15 h) commercial journeys to slaughter from northern Spain to Portugal in the summer and winter. Here, we report the rate of change in the air temperature (¿ C × min-1 ) and air enthalpies in the transport vehicle (kg water kg dry air-1). At sticking, blood samples were taken for to measure cortisol, glucose, and creatine kinase (CK) as stress response indicators, and the meat pH after 45 min and the pH after 24 h were also determined. The rate of change in the air temperature and enthalpy was higher inside the livestock vehicle during the winter months and was positively related with higher cortisol and glucose levels and lower pH after 45 min (p < 0.05). It is proposed that the rate of temperature change and air enthalpy represent useful integrated indices of thermal stress for pigs during transport. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.231 2021 VETERINARY SCIENCES 16 / 145 = 0.11 2021 Q1 T1 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE 13 / 62 = 0.21 2021 Q1 T1 0.61 2021 Veterinary (miscellaneous) 2021 Q1 Animal Science and Zoology 2021 Q1 2.7 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Bermejo-Poza, R. Formoso-Rafferty, N. Mitchell, M. Barreiro, P. Villarroel, M. 2008 700 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali. Área Producción Animal 11, 8 (2021), 11082410 [11 pp.] Animals (Basel) Animals 2076-2615 1429026 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/149020/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2669162 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/149020/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:149020 articulos driver 2025-01-24-14:49:08 ARTICLE