Management and Welfare of Farm Animals

ISBN-13: 9781119532484 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 608 str.

J Webster

Spis treści

Preface to Sixth Edition viiContributors x1 Husbandry and Animal Welfare 1John Webster2 Behaviour as an Indicator of Animal Welfare 31Christine Nicol3 Dairy Cattle 59Jean Margerison4 Beef Cattle and Veal Calves 124Bernadette Earley5 Sheep 187Cathy Dwyer and Pete Goddard6 Pigs 243Sandra Edwards7 Laying Hens 284Graham Scott8 Broiler Chickens 328Andy Butterworth9 Goats 357Alan Mowlem10 Red Deer 381Alison Hanlon and Laura Griffin11 Horses and Donkeys 408Helen(Becky) Whay12 Farmed Fish 441Joy Becker13 South American Camelids 463Cristian Bonacic14 Turkeys 486Stephen Lister15 Ducks 499Cormac O'Shea and Patrick Garland16 Game Birds 515David Welchman17 Assessment, Implementation and Promotion of Farm Animal Welfare 534John WebsterIndex 552

O autorze

John Webster, MA, Vet MB, PhD, DVM (Hon), is Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol, UK. His acclaimed works include A Cool Eye Towards Eden, Limping Towards Eden, and Animal Husbandry Regained.Jean Margerison, BSc, NDAg, PhD, is Associate Professor of Ruminant Nutrition at The University of Nottingham, UK. Her primary interest is the management of dairy cattle to promote their nutrition, health, behavior, and welfare within sustainable systems.