Objetivo The aims of this collaborative study are to assess the effects on sheep of handling, loading, unloading vehicle driving methods, journey duration, periods when the vehicle is stationary at various temperatures, food deprivation and water deprivation. The specific objectives can therefore be summarised as follows: - Assessment of the effects on sheep of journeys by road of various durations and in various conditions. - Acquisition of fundamental scientific information about the responses of sheep to adversity. - Development of methods for assessing welfare of sheep and use of these in relation to loading procedures, previous human contact, social factors, extent of vehicle movement, physical conditions in vehicles, stocking density, food deprivation and water deprivation. - Investigation of the relationships between the various measures of welfare, carcass damage and meat quality. The results of this work will provide important fundamental scientific information concerning the responses of animals to adversity. They will also allow advice to be formulated on how to improve sheep welfare and to provide evidence upon which EC legislation and guidelines for hauliers can be based. Programa(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Tema(s) 232 - Animal health and well being Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador University of Cambridge Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Madingley Road CB3 0ES Cambridge Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (3) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo BBSRC Babraham Institute Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Babraham Hall CB2 4AT Cambridge Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Bunteweg 17 30559 Hannover Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIA 08193 BELLATERRA - BARCELONA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
