Overview

Advances in Sheep Welfare, Second Edition provides a detailed reference on advancements in sheep welfare. The book contains the most current knowledge on breeding practices, animal affective states, management strategies, farming and production practices, and the role of society and consumers in shaping the welfare debate. In addition to updating all chapters from the previous edition, completely new chapters are included on behavioral assessments of sheep welfare, the impact of climate change, and drivers of change for sheep producers. Stakeholders across the wool, dairy, and sheep meat supply chains will also benefit from this resource. The book brings together a team of international experts to create the definitive resource on sheep welfare. It will serve as a key reference for researchers, instructors, and students at the post-graduate level who are interested in animal agriculture, especially those who study sheep and issues of animal welfare.

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Author:   Drewe Ferguson (Animal Food and Health Sciences (CAFHS) Theme, CSIRO, Australia) ,  Rebecca Doyle (Senior Lecturer, Animal Welfare/Deputy Director, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, UK) ,  Caroline Lee (Senior Researcher, Animal Food and Health Sciences (CAFHS) Theme, CSIRO, Australia) ,  Andrew Fisher (Professor, Animal Welfare Science Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780443140488

ISBN 10:   0443140480
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   01 April 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1. Understanding the natural behavior of sheep 2. Overview of sheep production systems 3. Consumer and societal expectations for sheep products (wool, meat and dairy) 4. Sheep cognition and implications for welfare 5. New physiological measures of the biological costs to responding to challenges 6. Novel behavioral measures of sheep welfare Current and future solutions to welfare challenges 7. Genetic solutions 8. Reproductive management (including impacts of prenatal stress on offspring development) 9. Nutritional management 10. Predation control 11. Managing disease risks 12. Husbandry procedures 13. Transport and pre-slaughter management 14. Advanced livestock management solutions (application) 15. Adapting to climate change 16. Drivers to practice change on-farm 17. Optimized welfare for sheep in research and teaching 18. Sheep welfare – beyond 2030

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Drewe Ferguson leads the Livestock Systems Program within CSIRO Agriculture and Food. He is recognized for his research in advancing livestock welfare through improvements in livestock resilience and management and husbandry practices. Rebecca Doyle studies animal welfare from fundamental cognition to applied animal welfare research. She is a Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Director of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Caroline Lee leads the animal behavior and welfare team at CSIRO, Australia. Her research interests include developing novel methods to assess affective states, assessing cognition and learning and improving welfare assessment of farm animals. Andrew Fisher is Chair of Cattle and Sheep Production Medicine and Director of the Animal Welfare Science Centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has significant experience in animal welfare research, with a particular focus on production animal management, transport and pain management. He is also actively involved in the translation of animal welfare research into public and organizational policy.

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