Engineering and design of vehicles for long distance road transport of livestock: the example of cattle transport in northern Australia

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: John W. Lapworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2008-03-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Animal
Australia
Cattle
Engineering
Livestock
Road
Transport
Welfare
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2008/44_1/215.pdf

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