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UNINA9910840934303321 |
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Autore |
Phillips Clive J. C. |
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Titolo |
Cattle Behaviour and Welfare |
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ISBN |
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1-280-21352-3 |
9786610213528 |
0-470-70879-4 |
0-470-75241-6 |
1-4051-4743-1 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animal behavior |
Cattle - Behavior |
Behavior |
Cattle |
Agriculture |
Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Animal Sciences |
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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 contenuto |
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1. Introduction to Cattle Welfare -- 2. The Welfare of Dairy Cows -- 3. The Welfare of Beef Cattle and Draft Oxen -- 4. The Welfare of Calves -- 5. The Welfare of Cattle During Transport, Marketing and Slaughter -- 6. Environmental Perception and Cognition -- 7. Acquisition of Behaviour and the Use of Selective Breeding to Improve Welfare -- 8. Play Behaviour -- 9. Social Behaviour -- 10. Nutritional Behaviour -- 11. Reproductive Behaviour -- 12. Locomotion and Movement -- 13. Resting Behaviour -- 14. Behavioural Adaptation to Inadequate Environments -- 15. The Relationship Between Cattle and Man. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Cattle are one of our major domesticated animals, a higher mammal with complex mental and physical needs. The benefit of a knowledge of cattle behaviour means veterinarians and stockpeople can recognise abnormal behaviour signs for disease diagnosis and indication of an |
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