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Titolo |
Livestock handling and transport / / edited by Temple Grandin ; contributors, Adrian Barber [and thirty-two others] |
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Wallingford, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[4th ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (494 p.) |
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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 at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 A Whole Systems Approach to Assessing Animal Welfare During Handling and Restraint; 2 General Principles of Stress and Well-being; 3 Welfare of Transported Animals: Factors Influencing Welfare and Welfare Assessment; 4 Behavioural Principles of Handling Cattle and Other Grazing Animals Under Extensive Conditions; 5 Low-stress Restraint, Handling and Sorting of Cattle; 6 Handling Cattle Raised in Close Association with People; 7 Handling Facilities and Restraint of Extensively Raised Range Cattle |
8 Dairy Cattle Behaviour, Facilities, Handling, Transport, Automation and Well-being9 Cattle Transport by Road; 10 Handling and Transport of Cattle and Pigs in South America; 11 Behavioural Principles of Sheep Handling; 12 Design of Sheep Yards and Shearing Sheds; 13 Sheep Transport; 14 Dogs for Herding and Guarding Livestock; 15 Behavioural Principles of Pig Handling; 16 Transport of Pigs; 17 Transport of Market Pigs: Improvements in Welfare and Economics; 18 Handling and Transport of Horses; 19 Deer Handling and Transport; 20 Poultry Handling and Transport |
21 Stress Physiology of Animals During Transport22 Improving Welfare and Reducing Stress on Animals at Slaughter Plants; 23 Principles of |
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Biosecurity During Transport, Handling and Slaughter of Animals; Appendix: Web Resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr. Temple Grandin, this practical book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, this fully updated fourth edition of Livestock Handling and Transport includes new coverage of animal handling in South America, and reviews extensive new research on |
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