Livestock handling and transport / / edited by T. Grandin

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, : CABI, c2007
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (396 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.083
• Soggetto topico: Livestock - Handling; Livestock - Transportation; Livestock - Effect of stress on
• Altri autori: GrandinTemple
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: Effect of Customer Requirements, International Standards and Marketing Structure on the Handling and Transport of Livestock and Poultry; 2 General Principles of Stress and Well-being; 3 Causes of Poor Welfare and Welfare Assessment during Handling and Transport; 4 Behavioural Principles of Handling Cattle and Other Grazing Animals under Extensive Conditions; 5 Low-stress Restraint, Handling and Weaning of Cattle; 6 Handling Cattle Raised in Close Association with People; 7 Handling Facilities and Restraint of Range Cattle ; 8 Dairy Cattle Behaviour, Facilities, Handling, Transport, Automation and Well-being9 Cattle Transport; 10 Behavioural Principles of Sheep Handling; 11 Design of Sheep Yards and Shearing Sheds; 12 Sheep Transport; 13 Dogs for Herding and Guarding Livestock; 14 Behavioural Principles of Pig Handling; 15 Transport of Pigs; 16 Handling and Transport of Horses; 17 Deer Handling and Transport; 18 Poultry Handling and Transport; 19 Stress Physiology of Animals During Transport; 20 Handling and Welfare of Livestock in Slaughter Plants; 21 Biosecurity for Animal Health and Food Safety; Web Resources ; IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Great changes in the livestock industry have been brought about by the introduction of new international standards for meat suppliers, most notably the improvements in the transport and handling of livestock with an increasing focus on animal welfare. Edited by a world-renowned animal scientist, this third edition of the acclaimed ''Livestock Handling and Transport'' presents a wealth of the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, and a new contribution on animal welfare in developing countries.
• Titolo autorizzato: Livestock handling and transport
• ISBN: 1-280-90811-4; 9786610908110; 1-84593-220-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910446319703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II