Animal welfare in animal agriculture : husbandry, stewardship, and sustainability in animal production / / edited by Wilson G. Pond, Fuller W. Bazer, and Bernard E. Rollin

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Disciplina: 179.3
• Soggetto topico: Animal welfare; Livestock - Social aspects; Animal industry - Moral and ethical aspects
• Altri autori: BazerFuller Warren <1938-> PondWilson G. <1930-> RollinBernard E
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 6: Contemporary Animal Agriculture: Rural Community Concerns in the United StatesChapter 7: Implementing Effective Practices and Programs to Assess Animal Welfare; Chapter 8: Animal Welfare: Synthesizing Contemporary Animal Agriculture/Engineering and Animal Comfort and Social Responsibility; Chapter 9: Symbiosis of Plants, Animals, and Microbes; Chapter 10: Food Safety Issues in Animal Source Foods Related to Animal Health and Welfare; Chapter 11: Animal Welfare in the Context of Ecological Sustainability ; Chapter 12: Competition between Animals and Humans for Cultivated Crops: Livestock Production and our Food SupplyChapter 13: Crop Residues and Other Feed Resources: Inedible for Humans but Valuable for Animals; Chapter 14: Welfare, Health, and Biological Efficiency of Animals through Genetics and Biotechnology; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: ""This text provides the reader with multiple views on animal welfare and proves to be a fascinating read. There are a variety of viewpoints included in the text and thus avoids the pitfall of providing only one or two opinions on, what has proved to be, a controversial subject. ...While it should be considered required reading for students in the agricultural field, it will also prove to be thought-provoking to anyone interested in the subject of animal welfare and its impact on society.""-Brandy Tabor, CVT, VTS (ECC), The VIN Book Reviews, VSPN.org, January 2013""Implementation of welfare in p
• Titolo autorizzato: Animal welfare in animal agriculture
• ISBN: 0-429-11265-3; 1-4398-9785-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910800165703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II