TY - JOUR AU - Akin, EE AU - Johnson, AK AU - Millman, ST AU - Jass, CD AU - Stalder, KJ AU - Stinn, JP AU - Ross, JW TI - Alternative handling tools for moving grow-finish pig cadavers T2 - Journal of Swine Health and Production JF - Journal of Swine Health and Production J2 - JSHAP SN - 1537-209X DP - American Association of Swine Veterinarians PB - American Association of Swine Veterinarians DA - 2020/May// PY - 2020 VL - 28 M1 - 3 IS - 3 M2 - 125 SP - 125-134 L2 - https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v28n3/v28n3p125.html UR - https://www.aasv.org/shap/abstracts/abstract.php?v28n3p125 L1 - https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v28n3/v28n3p125.pdf KW - swine KW - caretakers KW - grow-finish pig KW - handling tools KW - non-ambulatory pigs N2 - The National Pork Board provides recommendations for humane handling tools and non-ambulatory pig handling methods. However, there are limited published studies that evaluate the efficacy of handling tools for on-farm manual movement of grow-finish non-ambulatory or cadaver pigs. A sked, deer sled, and modified deer sled were studied as handling tools for non-ambulatory grow-finish pigs. Handling tools were tested on-farm using pig cadavers (59-134 kg) to evaluate effectiveness based on employee effort and opinion. Our results support the sked and deer sled as effective handling tools to move grow-finish pigs, while the modified deer sled was ineffective. ER -