Improving animal welfare : a practical approach / edited by Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science, Colorado State University, USA.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Wallingford, Oxfordshire : CAB International, [2015], c2015.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: ix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781780644684 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781780644677 (hbk)
- HV4708 Im7 2015
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Books | Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section | Non-fiction | RUS HV4708 Im7 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Room use only | 76868 | 00076853 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An Introduction to implementing an effective animal welfare program -- The Importance of measurement to improve the welfare of livestock, poultry, and fish -- Why is agricultural animal welfare important? the social and ethical context -- Implementing effective standards and scoring systems for assessing animal welfare on farms and slaughter plants -- How to improve livestock handling and reduce stress -- Painful husbandry procedures in livestock and poultry -- The importance of good stockmanship and its benefits to animals -- Animal well-being and behavioral needs on the farm -- Improving livestock, poultry, and fish welfare in slaughter plants with auditing programs -- Recommended on-farm euthanasia practices -- Welfare during transport of livestock and poultry -- Why are behavioral needs important? -- Animal well-being on organic farms -- The Effect of economic factors on the welfare of livestock and poultry -- Improving animal care and welfare: practical approaches for achieving change -- Successful technology transfer of behavioral and animal welfare research to the farm and slaughter plant -- Practical methods for improving the welfare of horses, donkeys, mules, and other working draft animals in developing areas.
"Essential reading for students in veterinary medicine, animal science and welfare, as well as those working directly with animal, this book provides a guide to the practical evaluation and auditing of welfare problems of farmed animals."--Back cover.
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