Engineering and design of vehicles for long distance road transport of livestock: the example of cattle transport in northern Australia
The author outlines the design of road vehicles for the long distance transport of livestock, mainly cattle, which are used in the tropical and sub-Mediterranean climatic regions of Australia and which have been engineered to meet animal welfare principles. Over 50% of journeys exceed 500 km. Journe...
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| Language: | English |
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale
2008-03-01
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| Series: | Veterinaria Italiana |
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| Online Access: | http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2008/44_1/215.pdf |