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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583485903321

Titolo

Advances in agricultural animal welfare : science and practice / / edited by Joy A. Mench

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Duxford : , : Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018]

�2018

ISBN

0-08-101246-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 269 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps

Collana

Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology, and Nutrition

Disciplina

179.3

Soggetti

Animal welfare

Livestock - Housing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Advances in animal welfare science -- pt. 2. Animal welfare and sustainability of animal agriculture -- pt. 3. Translating science into policy and practice -- pt. 4. Animal welfare standards : are they globally achievable? -- pt. 5. Emerging issues.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores developments in the key areas of agricultural animal welfare assessment and improvement. It reviews advances in animal welfare science and examines transdisciplinary research in animal welfare, with coverage of bioethics, welfare and sustainability from both environmental and food safety perspectives. It also delves into the process of translating science into policy and practice, followed by discussion on the global achievability of welfare standards.