19/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - Scientific research by the Agricultural Sciences University of Uppsala (Sweden) has confirmed that animals suffer during transport. The study demonstrates that various factors (duration, how the vehicle is equipped, climate, road quality, loading and unloading conditions, etc.) influence animals' stress levels and hence meat quality. The research project, known as CATRA, involved ten partners for three years starting in February 2000, with EUR 1.8 million in EU...