| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2012
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (377 p.)
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| Disciplina |
636.55
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
SandilandsVictoria
HockingP. M (Paul M.)
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| Collana |
Poultry science symposium series
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| Soggetto topico |
Poultry - Housing
Animal welfare
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| ISBN |
1-280-37840-9
9786613556318
1-78064-009-9
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| 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
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910626111203321 |
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Alternative systems for poultry : health, welfare and productivity / edited by Victoria Sandilands and Paul M. Hocking