Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach

By: Madonna Benjamin and Courtney Lynd Daigle and Derek Donkin and Anne Marie Anne Marie and Lily N. Edwards-Callaway and Wendy K Fulwider and Camie Heleski and Hubert J. Karreman and David Main and Amy McLean and David J Mellor and Siobhan Mullan and Bernard Rollin and Jeffrey Rushen and Jan Shearer and Kevin Stafford and Janice Swanson and Kurt Vogel and Helen Whay and Tina Widowski and Jennifer Woods and Steven Yik and Upinder Kaur and Richard M. Voyles and Shawn Donkin

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Synopsis: Completely revised, updated and with four new chapters on sustainability, new technologies, precision agriculture and the future of animal welfare, the third edition of this highly successful textbook: · Is edited by an outstanding world expert on animal welfare. · Emphasizes throughout the importance of measuring conditions that compromise welfare, such as lameness, heat stress, body condition, and bruises during transport. · Combines scientific information with practical recommendations for use on commercial operations. · Reviews practical information on livestock handling, euthanasia, slaughter, pain relief, and assessments of abnormal behavior. Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach remains essential reading for students and practitioners of ethology, animal and veterinary science, veterinary medicine, as well as those working directly with farm animals and committed to improving their welfare.