The Welfare of Cattle

Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Rushen, Jeffrey (Autor), Passillé, Anne Marie de (Autor), Keyserlingk, Marina A. G. (Autor), Weary, Daniel M. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Animal Welfare ; 5
Temas:
Zoology.
Genetics.
Physiology.
Psychobiology.
Human behavior.
Veterinary medicine.
Genetics and Genomics.
Animal Physiology.
Behavioral Neuroscience.
Veterinary Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Indicators of Animal Welfare
  • Introduction: What is Animal Welfare?
  • Health, Disease, and Productivity
  • Stress and Physiological Indicators of Animal Welfare
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Challenges to Animal Welfare
  • Acute or Short-Term Challenges to Animal Welfare
  • Housing for Adult Cattle
  • Housing for Growing Animals
  • Feeding and Nutrition
  • Stockmanship and the Interactions between People and Cattle
  • Conclusions.

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