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Titolo: |
The well-being of farm animals : challenges and solutions / / edited by G. John Benson, Bernard E. Rollin
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Pubblicazione: | Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell, 2004 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
Disciplina: | 636.089/3 |
Soggetto topico: | Animal health |
Veterinary medicine | |
Animal welfare | |
Livestock - Social aspects | |
Animal industry - Moral and ethical aspects | |
Altri autori: |
BensonG. John
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | The Well-Being o f Farm Animals; Contents; Contributors; Preface; I. Theoretical Framework; 1. The Ethical Imperative to Control Pain and Suffering in Farm Animals; 2. Human-Livestock Interaction; 3. Quality of Life for Farm Animals: Linking Science, Ethics, and Animal Welfare; 4. Pain in Farm Animals: Nature, Recognition, and Management; 5 . A Concept of Welfare Based on Feelings; 6. Meeting Physical Needs: Environmental Management for Well-Being; 7. Principles for Handling Grazing Animals; 8. Principles for the Design of Handling Facilities and Transport Systems |
9. Personnel Management in Agricultural SystemsII. Practical Applications; 10. Production Practices and Well-Being: Beef Cattle; 11. Animal Well-Being in the U.S. Dairy Industry; 12. Production Practices and Well-Being: Swine; 13. Maximizing Well-Being and Minimizing Pain and Suffering: Sheep; 14. Welfare Problems of Poultry; 15. Rethinking Painful Management Practices; 16. Alternatives to Conventional Livestock Production Methods; 17. Euthanasia; Appendix: U.S. and Canadian Veterinary Medical Associations' Positions on Food Animals; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions is the first title in Blackwell Publishing Professional's groundbreaking series Issues in Animal Bioethics. This important book examines the ethical and economic importance of production animal well-being and pain management-topics of increasing concern to consumers. The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions offers veterinarians, veterinary and agriculture students, animal scientists, and food animal producers both practical methods to enhance farm animal well-being, and greater understanding of the th |
Titolo autorizzato: | The well-being of farm animals ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-281-38178-0 |
9786611381783 | |
0-470-34485-7 | |
0-470-34478-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910876964303321 |
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