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This book contains 16 chapters on the measurement and assessment of animal welfare. Topics include the social and ethical aspects of animal welfare, standards and scoring systems for assessing welfare on farms and abattoirs, good stockmanship and improvement of handling procedures to reduce stress and benefit the animals, painful surgical procedures and welfare during transport of livestock and poultry, wellbeing and behavioural needs of animals in farms, improvement of welfare during slaughter in abattoirs with auditing programmes, recommended euthanasia practices, the economic impact on animal welfare, practical approaches for improving welfare, methods for improving the welfare of working/draught animals, technology transfer of behavioural and welfare research to farms and abattoirs and the importance of behavioural needs of animals. An index and a list of useful websites are also included. This book will be useful to students and animal welfare specialist trainees, as well as for veterinarians, managers and animal scientists to implement effective practical programmes to improve animal welfare. Available In Print
Chapter: 1 (Page no: 1) The importance of measurement to improve the welfare of livestock, poultry and fish. Author(s): Grandin, T. Chapter: 2 (Page no: 21) Why is agricultural animal welfare important? The social and ethical context. Author(s): Rollin, B. Chapter: 3 (Page no: 32) Implementing effective standards and scoring systems for assessing animal welfare on farms and slaughter plants. Author(s): Grandin, T. Chapter: 4 (Page no: 50) The importance of good stockmanship and its benefits for the animals. Author(s): Rushen, J. PassillΓ©, A. M. de Chapter: 5 (Page no: 64) How to improve livestock handling and reduce stress. Author(s): Grandin, T. Chapter: 6 (Page no: 88) Painful husbandry procedures in livestock and poultry. Author(s): Stafford, K. J. Mellor, D. J. Chapter: 7 (Page no: 115) Welfare during transport of livestock and poultry. Author(s): Grandin, T. Chapter: 8 (Page no: 139) Animal well-being and behavioural needs on the farm. Author(s): Edwards, L. N. Chapter: 9 (Page no: 160) Improving livestock, poultry and fish welfare in slaughter plants with auditing programmes. Author(s): Grandin, T. Chapter: 10 (Page no: 186) Recommended on-farm euthanasia practices. Author(s): Woods, J. Shearer, J. K. Hill, J. Chapter: 11 (Page no: 214) The effect of economic factors on the welfare of livestock and poultry. Author(s): Grandin, T. Chapter: 12 (Page no: 227) Improving animal welfare: practical approaches for achieving change. Author(s): Whay, H. R. Main, D. C. J. Chapter: 13 (Page no: 252) Practical methods for improving the welfare of horses, donkeys and other working draught animals in developing areas. Author(s): Heleski, C. R. McLean, A. K. Swanson, J. C. Chapter: 14 (Page no: 274) Successful technology transfer of behavioural and animal welfare research to the farm and slaughter plant. Author(s): Grandin, T. Chapter: 15 (Page no: 290) Why are behavioural needs important? Author(s): Widowski, T.
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