Livestock Behaviour: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9780367019839 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 334 str.

Ronald Kilgour

Opis

The book aims to bring together the essential information on animal behaviour for those concerned with the husbandry, management and welfare of farm animals. It provides information to make fuller use of labour, reduce accidents, and increase the wellbeing and productivity of farm livestock.

Spis treści

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Cattle -- Sheep -- Goat -- Deer -- Horse -- Pig -- Hen -- Dog -- Handling and Welfare -- Definitions of Welfare -- Definitions of Intensive and Factory Farming -- Viewpoints on Welfare -- Approach to a Practical Behaviour Problem -- Behaviour Inventories or Ethograms -- Further Reading