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UNINA9911019954703321 |
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Autore |
Phillips C. J. C |
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Titolo |
Cattle behaviour and welfare / / Clive Phillips |
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Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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9786610213528 |
9781280213526 |
1280213523 |
9780470708798 |
0470708794 |
9780470752418 |
0470752416 |
9781405147439 |
1405147431 |
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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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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animal welfare |
Cattle - Behavior |
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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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Previous ed. published as: Cattle behaviour. [S.l.] : Farming Press, 1993. |
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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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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 inadequate environment. This book replaces the book Cattle Behaviour, |
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