Management and Welfare of Farm Animals

DESCRIPTION

Management and Welfare of Farm Animals provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the humane management of all major farmed species in both large-scale food production and alternative farming systems. Designed for agricultural and veterinary science students, this classic textbook covers the management and welfare of species including dairy and beef cattle, veal calves, sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys, goats, horses, and farmed fish.

The sixth edition incorporates recent developments throughout, including an entirely new chapter on international developments in animal welfare law, politics, and practice. Updated chapters discuss topics such as 'high welfare' livestock systems, the impact of automation and new technologies on production and welfare, the ecological impact and sustainability issues of large-scale production systems, and more.

·         Provides a basic understanding of the principles and practices of professional and humane farm animal management

·         Covers animal husbandry, behavior as an indicator of animal welfare, and the assessment, monitoring, and promotion of improved welfare at the farm level

·         Offers updated information on free-range poultry, robot milking, automated disease scanning, and pastoral systems in the developing world

·         Includes less-common farm species such as South American camelids, ostriches, and game birds

Management and Welfare of Farm Animals, Sixth Edition remains the ideal textbook for students in professional, technical, or vocational education courses on the management and welfare of farm animals.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface to Sixth Edition vii

Contributors x

1 Husbandry and Animal Welfare 1
John Webster

2 Behaviour as an Indicator of Animal Welfare 31
Christine Nicol

3 Dairy Cattle 59
Jean Margerison

4 Beef Cattle and Veal Calves 124
Bernadette Earley

5 Sheep 187
Cathy Dwyer and Pete Goddard

6 Pigs 243
Sandra Edwards

7 Laying Hens 284
Graham Scott

8 Broiler Chickens 328
Andy Butterworth

9 Goats 357
Alan Mowlem

10 Red Deer 381
Alison Hanlon and Laura Griffin

11 Horses and Donkeys 408
Helen(Becky) Whay

12 Farmed Fish 441
Joy Becker

13 South American Camelids 463
Cristian Bonacic

14 Turkeys 486
Stephen Lister

15 Ducks 499
Cormac O’Shea and Patrick Garland

16 Game Birds 515
David Welchman

17 Assessment, Implementation and Promotion of Farm Animal Welfare 534
John Webster

Index 552