02948oam 2200433 450 991058336000332120190911100029.00-08-100930-5(OCoLC)1013889081(MiFhGG)GVRL7ZJM(EXLCZ)99379000000053716720180402h20182018 uy 0engurun|---uuuuardacontentrdamediardacarrierAdvances in poultry welfare /edited by Joy A. MenchDuxford :Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier,[2018]�20181 online resource (xix, 385 pages) illustrations (some color)Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition0-08-100915-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Management : hatch to slaughter -- pt. 3. Welfare assessment on the farm -- pt. 4. Continuing challenges -- pt. 5. Emerging issues.Advances in Poultry Welfare provides a targeted overview of contemporary developments in poultry welfare. The reviews in the volume address topical issues related to poultry welfare research and assessment, with a focus on identifying practical strategies for improvement as well as information gaps that remain to be filled. Part One provides an introduction to poultry production systems and gives a broad overview of current poultry welfare issues. Part Two moves on to review several aspects of poultry management, focusing on hatchery practices, early rearing, and slaughter. Part Three deals with welfare assessment on the farm, while Part Four explores continuing challenges, such as feather pecking and skeletal problems. This is followed in Part Five by a discussion of emerging issues, with chapters covering alternative parasite control methods, backyard poultry production, mass depopulation, and genetic approaches to reducing the impact of environmental stressors on welfare. This book is an essential part of the wider ranging series Advances in Farm Animal Welfare, with coverage of cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry. With its expert editor and international team of contributors, Advances in Poultry Welfare is a key reference tool for welfare research scientists and students, veterinarians involved in welfare assessment, and indeed anyone with a professional interest in the welfare of poultry.--Source other than Librray of Congress.Woodhead Publishing series in food science and technology.PoultryHousingAnimal welfarePoultryHousing.Animal welfare.636.5Mench Joy A.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910583360003321Advances in poultry welfare1909528UNINA