Webster Management and Welfare of Farm Animals

The UFAW Farm Handbook
5. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-27941-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 614 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: UFAW Animal Welfare

Through successive editions, Management and Welfare of Farm Animalshas gained international recognition as a classic introductorytextbook for students of agriculture and veterinary science.Conceived by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW),the book has always sought to promote the humane treatment oflivestock within the practical business context of modern farming.
Now fully revised and updated, this fifth edition remains themost comprehensive and accessible guide available. Three animalgroups appear here for the first time (game birds, South Americancamelids, and ostriches), and a chapter on horses has also beenrestored. Throughout, the book offers clear advice for the humanemanagement of all major farmed species in the primary context oflarge-scale food production.
However, this edition also takes full account of consumer demand(and legal requirements) for alternative farming methods andenhanced welfare standards, whether in conventional agriculture orthe smallest of 'hobby' farms. Brand new chapters reflectfresh understanding of welfare science, ethics, and the role ofsociety in ensuring the best possible farm conditions. It remainsan indispensable resource for students, and for all those seekingto promote animal welfare.
Published as a part of the prestigious Wiley-Blackwell - UFAWAnimal Welfare series. UFAW, founded 1926, is an internationallyrecognised, independent, scientific and educational animal welfarecharity. For full details of all titles available in the UFAWseries, please visit www.wiley.com/go/ufaw.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Webster, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Acronyms and abbreviations.
1 Husbandry and Animal Welfare (John Webster).
2 Behaviour as an Indicator of Animal Welfare (ChristineNicol).
3 Dairy Cattle (Jean Margerison).
4 Beef Cattle and Veal Calves (Bernadette Earley).
5 Sheep (Pete Goddard).
6 Pigs (Sandra Edwards).
7 Laying Hens (Graham Scott).
8 Broiler Chickens (Susan Haslam).
9 Goats (Alan Mowlem).
10 Red Deer (Alison Hanlon).
11 Horses and Donkeys (Helen (Becky) Whay).
12 Farmed Fish (Tony Wall).
13 South American Camelids (Cristian Bonacic).
14 Turkeys (Stephen Lister).
15 Ducks (Keith Gooderham).
16 Game Birds (David Welchman).
17 Ostrich (Fiona Benson).
18 Assessment, Implementation and Promotion of Farm AnimalWelfare (David Main and John Webster).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

John Webster is Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry at theUniversity of Bristol. Author of the widely acclaimed AnimalWelfare: A Cool Eye Towards Eden and Animal Welfare: LimpingTowards Eden, he is the founding father of the Bristol AnimalBehaviour and Welfare Science group that has gathered evidence andpioneered the arguments necessary to achieve improved welfarestandards for veal calves, broiler chickens, laying hens and dairycows.
UFAW is an internationally recognised, independent, scientificand educational animal welfare charity concerned with improvingknowledge and understanding of animals' needs in order topromote high standards of welfare for farm, companion, laboratory,captive wild animals and those with which we interact in thewild.