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Advances in cattle welfare /

Advances in Cattle Welfare provides a targeted overview of contemporary issues in dairy and beef cattle welfare. The volume addresses welfare-related topics in both research and on-farm applications. Opening with an introduction to cattle production systems, the book covers the three major areas of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tucker, Cassandra B. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, 2018.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Overview of cattle production systems / Marcia I. Endres and Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein
  • Assessment of cattle welfare : common animal-based measures / Nigel B. Cook
  • Assessment of cattle welfare : approaches, goals, and next steps on farms / Christoph Winckler
  • Human-animal interactions : effects, challenges, and progress / Lily N. Edwards-Callaway
  • Cattle priorities : feed and water selection, ability to move freely and to access pasture / Karin E. Schutz, Caroline Lee and Trevor J. DeVries
  • The role of social behavior in cattle welfare / Margit B. Jensen
  • 7. Painful procedures : when and what should we be measuring in cattle? / Sarah J.J. Adcock and Cassandra B. Tucker
  • Disease and injury : beyond current thinking about top causes of cattle morbidity / Rachel Toaff-Rosenstein
  • Metabolic challenge : how does it affect welfare? / John B. Gaughan.