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Improvement of animal welfare by strategic analysis and logistic optimisation of animal slaughter transportation
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- Håkansson, Nina (författare)
- Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för biovetenskap,Forskningscentrum för Systembiologi,Ekologisk modellering, Ecological Modelling Group,Skovde University, Sweden
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- Flisberg, P. (författare)
- Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Algers, Bo (författare)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Institutionen för husdjurens miljö och hälsa (HMH),Department of Animal Environment and Health,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara, Sweden
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- Jonsson, Annie (författare)
- Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för biovetenskap,Forskningscentrum för Systembiologi,Ekologisk modellering, Ecological Modelling Group,Skovde University, Sweden
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- Rönnqvist, M. (författare)
- Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden / University Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Wennergren, Uno (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Teoretisk Biologi,Tekniska fakulteten,Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping, Sweden
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- 2023-01-01
- 2016
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Animal Welfare. - : Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. - 0962-7286 .- 2054-1538. ; 25:2, s. 255-263
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Abstract
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- The transportation of animals to slaughterhouses is a major welfare concern. The number of slaughterhouses has decreased over time in Europe due to centralisation. This is expected to increase transport time for animals and as a consequence negatively affect animal welfare. We propose an optimisation model based on a facility location model to perform strategic analysis to improve transportation logistics. The model is tested on the Swedish slaughter transport system. We show that, by strategic planning and redirection of transports while keeping the slaughterhouse capacities as of the originaldata, the potential exists to reduce transport distance by 25% for pigs and 40% for cattle. Furthermore, we demonstrated that approximately 50% of Swedish slaughterhouses can be shut down with a minimal effect on total transport distances. This implies that in terms of the overall welfare picture, the decision of which animals to send where plays a for more significant role than the number of slaughterhouses. In addition, by changing relative weights on distances in the optimisation function the amount of individualtransports with longjourney times can be decreased. We also show results from altered slaughterhouse capacity and geographical location of slaughterhouses. This is the first time an entire country has been analysed in great detail with respect to the location, capacity and number of slaughterhouses. The focus is mainly on the analysis of unique and detailed information of actual animal transports in Sweden and a demonstration of the potential impact redirection of the transports and/ or altering of slaughterhouses can have on animal welfare.
Ämnesord
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Annan lantbruksvetenskap -- Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Other Agricultural Sciences -- Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Transportteknik och logistik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Transport Systems and Logistics (hsv//eng)
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Husdjursvetenskap -- Husdjursvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Animal and Dairy Sience -- Animal and Dairy Science. (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- animal welfare
- cattle
- pig
- slaughterhouse capacity
- slaughter transports
- transportation logistics
- Ekologisk modellering
- Ecological Modelling Group
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