The Welfare of Farmed Ratites

This volume reviews, for the first time, the broad range of issues that affect the welfare of commercially farmed ratites.  Although ratites incorporate several families of flightless birds this book focuses on the most commonly farmed ratites, the ostrich, emu and rhea. The readers are taken on a j...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Glatz, Phil (Editor ), Lunam, Christine (Editor ), Malecki, Irek (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Animal Welfare ; 11
Temas:
Zoology.
Animal culture.
Animal migration.
Agriculture.
Animal Science.
Animal Migration.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Ethics of Farming Flightless Birds
  • Breeder Welfare - The Past, Present and Future
  • Natural Mating and Artificial Insemination
  • Incubation and Chick Rearing
  • Ostrich Nutrition and Welfare
  • Welfare Issues Associated with Ratite Husbandry Practices
  • The Structure and Sensory Innervation of the Integument of Ratites
  • Ratite Movement
  • Ratite Health - Welfare Implications
  • Bird Handling, Transportation, Lairage and Slaughter: Implications for Bird Welfare and Meat Quality
  • Ratite Conservation: Linking Captive-Release and Welfare.

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