Farm Animal Transport

• Autore: Weeks Claire A
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Animals & society; Biology, life sciences; Research & information: general
• Soggetto non controllato: animal welfare; Apulo-Calabrese; at risk cattle; Australia; bedding; beef calves; behaviour; biosecurity; blood parameters; boarding; bovine respiratory disease; broiler; broiler transport; carcass bruises; catching; cattle; cattle transport; cleaning and disinfection; consumer perception; control post; corticosterone metabolite; economic efficiency; environment; extensive production system; fasting; food safety; health; heat stress; lameness; live export; livestock; local breed; marketing; meat quality; misting; Mobile Poultry Processing Unit; mortality; pastured poultry production; physiology; pigs; poultry; pre-slaughter chain; pullet; QBA; qualitative behavioural assessment; road transport; sea transport; sheep; short distance; stress; stress parameter; swine; temperature; thermal micro-environment; THI; transport; transport quality; transportation coops; trucks; ventilation; welfare; wing fractures
• Persona (resp. second.): WeeksClaire A
• Sommario/riassunto: Most of the 70 billion animals that are farmed in the world are transported at least once in their lives. For improved animal welfare, sustainability, and profitability it is important that everyone involved in the transportation process takes responsibility for doing a good job. This may require legislation and assurance schemes backed up by inspections and driven by consumer awareness and demand. All aspects of the transportation process, including preparation for transport, handling during loading and unloading, handler and driver training, stocking density on the transport container, journey length, and weather have an effect on animal welfare, meat quality, health after transport, and even mortality during transit. These topics are covered in the papers and reviews in this book together with related aspects such as consumer perceptions of animal transport, cleaning of transport coops, and consideration of on-farm slaughter to obviate the need for transport to an abattoir. The book adds to the knowledge of farm animal transport and highlights areas for future research and improved practice.
• Titolo autorizzato: Farm Animal Transport
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557317803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II