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UNINA9910446319703321 |
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Titolo |
Livestock handling and transport / / edited by T. Grandin |
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Wallingford, : CABI, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-90811-4 |
9786610908110 |
1-84593-220-X |
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Edizione |
[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (396 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Livestock - Handling |
Livestock - Transportation |
Livestock - Effect of stress on |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: Effect of Customer Requirements, International Standards and Marketing Structure on the Handling and Transport of Livestock and Poultry; 2 General Principles of Stress and Well-being; 3 Causes of Poor Welfare and Welfare Assessment during Handling and Transport; 4 Behavioural Principles of Handling Cattle and Other Grazing Animals under Extensive Conditions; 5 Low-stress Restraint, Handling and Weaning of Cattle; 6 Handling Cattle Raised in Close Association with People; 7 Handling Facilities and Restraint of Range Cattle |
8 Dairy Cattle Behaviour, Facilities, Handling, Transport, Automation and Well-being9 Cattle Transport; 10 Behavioural Principles of Sheep Handling; 11 Design of Sheep Yards and Shearing Sheds; 12 Sheep Transport; 13 Dogs for Herding and Guarding Livestock; 14 Behavioural Principles of Pig Handling; 15 Transport of Pigs; 16 Handling and Transport of Horses; 17 Deer Handling and Transport; 18 Poultry Handling and Transport; 19 Stress Physiology of Animals During Transport; 20 Handling and Welfare of Livestock in Slaughter Plants; 21 Biosecurity for Animal Health and Food Safety; Web Resources |
IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Great changes in the livestock industry have been brought about by the |
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introduction of new international standards for meat suppliers, most notably the improvements in the transport and handling of livestock with an increasing focus on animal welfare. Edited by a world-renowned animal scientist, this third edition of the acclaimed ''Livestock Handling and Transport'' presents a wealth of the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, and a new contribution on animal welfare in developing countries. |
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