The well-being of farm animals : challenges and solutions / / edited by G. John Benson, Bernard E. Rollin
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| Titolo: |
The well-being of farm animals : challenges and solutions / / edited by G. John Benson, Bernard E. Rollin
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| 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
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| 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: | 9786611381783 |
| 9781281381781 | |
| 1281381780 | |
| 9780470344859 | |
| 0470344857 | |
| 9780470344781 | |
| 0470344784 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911019311903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Issues in animal bioethics series.