ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT On-farm pig dispatch methods and stockpeople attitudes on their use Filipe Antonio Dalla Costa* a , Troy John Gibson b , Steffan Edward Octávio Oliveira c , Neville George Gregory b , Arlei Coldebella d , Luigi Faucitano e , Osmar Antonio Dalla Costa d a Programa de Pós-graduação em Zootecnia, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP - São Paulo State University, 14.884-900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil b Royal Veterinary College, University of London, United Kingdom c Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, 13635- 900 Pirassununga, SP, Brazil d Embrapa Swine and Poultry, BR 153, Km 110, Concórdia 89700-991, Brazil e Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2000 College Street, J1M 0C8 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada *Corresponding author: E-mail address: filipedallacosta@gmail.com (F. A. Dalla Costa). Conflict of interest statement There are no conflicts of interest issues concerning this submission. ABSTRACT This study surveyed the on-farm dispatching methods used at pig farms, the characteristics of stockpeople operating them, in terms of training and management, and