Alternative systems for poultry [[electronic resource] ] : health, welfare and productivity / / edited by Victoria Sandilands and Paul M. Hocking

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (377 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.55
• Soggetto topico: Poultry - Housing; Animal welfare
• Altri autori: SandilandsVictoria HockingP. M (Paul M.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Part I: Introduction, Legislation, Economics and Sustainability; CHAPTER 1 What are Alternative Systems for Poultry?; CHAPTER 2 The Impact of Legislation and Assurance Schemes on Alternative Systems for Poultry Welfare; CHAPTER 3 Politics and Economics; Part II: Disease and Health; CHAPTER 4 The Effects of Alternative Systems on Disease and Health of Poultry; CHAPTER 5 Production Systems for Laying Hens and Broilers and Risk of Human Pathogens; Part III: Village and Backyard Poultry ; CHAPTER 6 Introduction to Village and Backyard Poultry ProductionCHAPTER 7 Technology and Programmes for Sustainable Improvement of Village Poultry Production; Part IV: Waterfowl and Game Birds; CHAPTER 8 Production Systems for Waterfowl; CHAPTER 9 Game Bird Breeding, Brooding and Rearing - Health and Welfare; Part V: Laying Hens; CHAPTER 10 Housing and Management of Layer Breeders in Rearing and Production; Colour Plates; CHAPTER 11 Furnished Cages for Laying Hens; CHAPTER 12 Performance, Welfare, Health and Hygiene of Laying Hens in Non-Cage Systems in Comparison with Cage Systems ; Part VI: Meat BirdsCHAPTER 13 Housing and Management of Broiler Breeders and Turkey Breeders; CHAPTER 14 Alternative Systems for Meat Chickens and Turkeys: Production, Health and Welfare; Part VII: Challenges and Opportunities; CHAPTER 15 Nutritional Challenges of Alternative Production Systems; CHAPTER 16 Genotype-Environment Interaction: Breeding Layers with Different Requirements for Varying Housing Systems; CHAPTER 17 Is There a Future for Alternative Production Systems?; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Recent interest in how poultry are housed and managed in order to ensure profitability, sustainability, and good levels of animal welfare, are challenging issues that commercial poultry keepers face, particularly where legislation is bringing about legal requirements for housing. This book compares and contrasts alternative housing with conventional and traditional systems for commercial poultry (laying hens, meat chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and gamebirds) with regards to welfare, disease, health, nutrition, sustainability and genotype-environment interaction. It is suitable for researchers a
• Titolo autorizzato: Alternative systems for poultry
• ISBN: 1-280-37840-9; 9786613556318; 1-78064-009-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910626111203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Poultry science symposium ; ; no. 30.