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The well-being of farm animals : challenges and solutions / / edited by G. John Benson, Bernard E. Rollin



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Titolo: The well-being of farm animals : challenges and solutions / / edited by G. John Benson, Bernard E. Rollin Visualizza cluster
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  
RollinBernard E  
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  Visualizza cluster
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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Serie: Issues in animal bioethics series.