Route optimization as an instrument to improve animal welfare and economics in pre-slaughter logistics.

Each year, more than three million animals are transported from farms to abattoirs in Sweden. Animal transport is related to economic and environmental costs and a negative impact on animal welfare. Time and the number of pick-up stops between farms and abattoirs are two key parameters for animal we...

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Main Authors: Mikael Frisk, Annie Jonsson, Stefan Sellman, Patrik Flisberg, Mikael Rönnqvist, Uno Wennergren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5841668?pdf=render