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