Document type: good practice guide published by the IFIP
Authors: Patrick Chevillon, Eric Gault
Preview: Following successive heat waves that have impacted the swine industry across all regions, the IFIP has compiled recommendations from its existing publications to offer a comprehensive, practical, and easily accessible online guide, thereby helping to better prevent such events by adapting pig transport practices to climate change (available for free download).Following a series of heat waves that have impacted the pig industry across all regions of France, the IFIP has produced a compilation of recommendations from its existing publications, forming a comprehensive, practical, and easily accessible online guide. In doing so, it helps those in the pig industry to better prepare for such events by adapting their pig transport practices to the changing climate The guide can be downloaded for free. Table of contents:
1 – HOW TO PREPARE PIGS ON FARM BEFORE TRANSPORT
– What to do if a heat wave is forecast 5–10 days in advance?
– Fasting: a crucial element of preparation!
– Designing the loading area to help pigs to rest
– Guidelines for farmers
2 – JOURNEY PLANNING TO PROVIDE BOTH PIGS AND DRIVERS WITH THE GREATEST POSSIBLE COMFORT
– Weather forecasts and extreme weather warnings
– Guidelines for journey planning
3 – THE DRIVER PLAYS A KEY ROLE!
– Equipment to increase comfort
– Guidelines for drivers
– Any prolonged stop is harmful
– 2 behaviors to look out for in pigs during a heat wave
– If the abattoir accommodation is full up…
4 – RECEIVING OF PIGS AT THE ABATTOIR
– Guidelines for extreme heat
Click here to download the guide on the transport of pigs during a heat wave (in French)
From the IFIP website
