AIR TRANSPORT OF LIVESTOCK -- ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS

Guidelines are presented for the shipment of livestock by air freight. Recommendations are made for air temperatures, humidity levels, air movement, barometric pressure, ventilation rate, air quality, and thermal shock to provide for safe and humane transportation of livestock.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the ASAE Winter Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, December 13-16, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Agricultural Engineers

  2950 Niles Road, P.O. Box 410
  St Joseph, MI  United States  49085
• Authors:
  • Stevens, D G
  • Hahn, G L
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cargo; Air transportation; Commodities; Environmental engineering; Food; Freight traffic; Humidity; Livestock; Pressure; Safety; Temperature; Transportation
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00180416
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASAE 77-4523 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 1978 12:00AM