The impact of transportation on wounds up to 4 cm on umbilical outpouchings of slaughter pigs

This study found that 94% of the wounds on UOs of 87 slaughter pigs examined post mortem had a distance of at least 1 cm from the wound surface to the UO cavity. In one pig the wound had ruptured giving access from the UO wound to the UO cavity. While a number of other factors also need to be considered when evaluating fitness for transport, the results from this study may serve as part of a risk assessment for transporting slaughter pigs with wounds on UOs in the future.