ABSTRACT
The potential welfare issues associated with transporting farmed animals include stress, hyperthermia/hypothermia, injury (pain), fatigue, motion sickness, disease (sickness), hunger, and thirst. Whether welfare issues arise during transportation will depend upon the type of animal (e.g., species, age, and condition), their fitness for transport, the quality of the journey (including vehicle design, stocking density, ventilation, the standard of driving and quality of the road), journey duration, the environmental conditions, and the associated handling and management of the animals. This chapter reviews the risk factors that can affect the welfare of animals when they are transported and the measures that can be used to mitigate potential welfare issues.
