1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910325155303321

Autore

Apollonius : Rhodius

Titolo

Argonautica. Book 4. / Apollonius of Rhodes ; ed. by Richard Hunter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015

Titolo uniforme

Argonautica <in greco

ISBN

9781107636750

Descrizione fisica

IX, 339 p., [1] p. di tav, [1] c. di tav. ; 22 cm

Collana

Cambridge Greek and Latin classics

Disciplina

883.01

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

P2B 600 CAMBR. APOLL. RH. 401A (4) 2015

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Greco antico

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830320503321

Autore

Webster John <1938->

Titolo

Animal welfare [[electronic resource] ] : limping towards Eden : a practical approach to redressing the problem of our dominion over the animals / / John Webster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-280-74353-0

9786610743537

0-470-79954-4

0-470-75110-X

1-4051-7145-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Collana

UFAW animal welfare series

Disciplina

179.3

179/.3

636.0832

Soggetti

Animal welfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-278) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Facts and values -- Challenge and response -- Sentience, sense, and suffering -- Husbandry and welfare on the farm : assessment and assurance -- Animals for food : industrialised farming, pigs, and poultry -- Animals for food : cattle and other ruminants -- Animals for food : handling, transport, and slaughter -- Animals, science, and biotechnology -- Animals for sport -- Animals for pets -- Limping towards Eden : stepping stones.

Sommario/riassunto

There has been a recent explosion of active concern in matters of animal welfare. The science behind animal welfare has progressed significantly, new codes of practice and legislation have come into to being, and innovative methods to assess welfare schemes for food production have emerged. Part of a major animal welfare series, Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden is John Webster's new and groundbreaking work on animal welfare. Building on his first book, the highly acclaimed Animal Welfare: A Cool Eye Towards Eden, it not only critically reviews areas of development, but looks to how