Fixing fatigue

摘要

The industry needs to fix problems with downed, fatigued market-weight pigs. It is a problem that can be solved and the corrections must be made at the farms. The pork packing plants have greatly improved their handling practices over the last three years. Unfortunately, some plants still have very high numbers of fatigued pigs that cannot walt to the stunner. Fortunately, I have been in plants where there used to be high numbers of fatigued pigs and they have been greatly reduced. Unfortunately, I have also been to another plant where fatigue has become worse. This plant had excellent handling.