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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.

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Author:   John Webster (University of Bristol) ,  Jean Margerison
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   1.179kg
ISBN:  

9781119532484

ISBN 10:   1119532485
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   30 June 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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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

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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.

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