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

• 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
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Issues in animal bioethics series.