Loading and unloading procedures and techniques minimise distress to pigs

Livestock are free from fear and distress

Prevention of pain, injury and disease to livestock

Livestock are free from pain, injury or disease

Reduce deleterious impacts on livestock

Maintain / improve livestock productivity

Increase farm income

Economic viability

Stress increases the shedding of salmonella, so should be minimised

Eliminate/control salmonella in pigs

Reduce the incidence of salmonella in pigs

Reduced contamination of meat products with salmonella

Reduced incidence of salmonella in food

Food safety - pathogens