Animal welfare [[electronic resource] ] : limping towards Eden : a practical approach to redressing the problem of our dominion over the animals / / John Webster

• Autore: Webster John <1938->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Disciplina: 179.3; 179/.3; 636.0832
• Soggetto topico: Animal welfare
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-278) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Facts and values -- Challenge and response -- Sentience, sense, and suffering -- Husbandry and welfare on the farm : assessment and assurance -- Animals for food : industrialised farming, pigs, and poultry -- Animals for food : cattle and other ruminants -- Animals for food : handling, transport, and slaughter -- Animals, science, and biotechnology -- Animals for sport -- Animals for pets -- Limping towards Eden : stepping stones.
• Sommario/riassunto: There has been a recent explosion of active concern in matters of animal welfare. The science behind animal welfare has progressed significantly, new codes of practice and legislation have come into to being, and innovative methods to assess welfare schemes for food production have emerged. Part of a major animal welfare series, Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden is John Webster's new and groundbreaking work on animal welfare. Building on his first book, the highly acclaimed Animal Welfare: A Cool Eye Towards Eden, it not only critically reviews areas of development, but looks to how
• Titolo autorizzato: Animal welfare
• ISBN: 1-280-74353-0; 9786610743537; 0-470-79954-4; 0-470-75110-X; 1-4051-7145-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910143299903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: UFAW animal welfare series.