[Pig losses during transport and in the pens of slaughter-houses in the Netherlands in 1976 (author's transl)].

The proportion of pigs which died during and shortly after transport was estimated in 1976, like it was in 1968 and 1972. The monthly inquiry included forty-four per cent (approximately 5.2 million animals) of the total number of pigs slaughtered in the Netherlands in 1976. Mortality during and after transport showed a decrease ever since 1968 and was reduced to 0.30 per cent by 1976. The main causes of losses during transport and methods suggested to reduce these losses to a further extent are briefly referred to. The findings will be discussed in greater detail in a following report.