Human issues in animal agriculture /

"H. O. Kunkel explores the evolutionary topics of the ethics involved in animal treatment, legal and political influences on regulations, and land use. The risks that technology and policy impose on animal agriculture and the public's perception of these issues are also included to further...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kunkel, H. O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, 2000.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Texas A & M University agriculture series ; no. 2.
Temas:
Animal industry > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal welfare.
Industrie animale > Aspect moral.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Animal industry > Moral and ethical aspects
Animal welfare
Social Welfare & Social Work - General.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • pt. 1. A Whole Systems Analysis.
  • 2. Agricultural Systems.
  • 3. Ethical and Value Issues.
  • 4. Institutional Factors in Animal Agriculture.
  • 5. Laws, Politics, and Planning: The Process of Power.
  • 6. Regulation
  • pt. 2. The Issues.
  • 7. Risk.
  • 8. From Agrarianism to Sustainability.
  • 9. Land Use.
  • 10. Animal Agriculture and Climatic Factors.
  • 11. The Well-Being of Agricultural Animals.
  • 12. Food and Society.
  • 13. Competition for Resources.
  • 14. Science and Scholarship Revisited.

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