Through successive editions, Management and Welfare of Farm Animals
has gained international recognition as a classic introductory
textbook for students of agriculture and veterinary science.
Conceived by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW),
the book has always sought to promote the humane treatment of
livestock within the practical business context of modern farming.
Now fully revised and updated, this fifth edition remains the
most comprehensive and accessible guide available. Three animal
groups appear here for the first time (game birds, South American
camelids, and ostriches), and a chapter on horses has also been
restored. Throughout, the book offers clear advice for the humane
management of all major farmed species in the primary context of
large-scale food production.
However, this edition also takes full account of consumer demand
(and legal requirements) for alternative farming methods and
enhanced welfare standards, whether in conventional agriculture or
the smallest of ‘hobby’ farms. Brand new chapters reflect
fresh understanding of welfare science, ethics, and the role of
society in ensuring the best possible farm conditions. It remains
an indispensable resource for students, and for all those seeking
to promote animal welfare.
Published as a part of the prestigious Wiley-Blackwell – UFAW
Animal Welfare series. UFAW, founded 1926, is an internationally
recognised, independent, scientific and educational animal welfare
charity. For full details of all titles available in the UFAW
series, please visit href=’http://www.wiley.com/go/ufaw’>www.wiley.com/go/ufaw.
Tabella dei contenuti
Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Acronyms and abbreviations.
1 Husbandry and Animal Welfare (John Webster).
2 Behaviour as an Indicator of Animal Welfare (Christine
Nicol).
3 Dairy Cattle (Jean Margerison).
4 Beef Cattle and Veal Calves (Bernadette Earley).
5 Sheep (Pete Goddard).
6 Pigs (Sandra Edwards).
7 Laying Hens (Graham Scott).
8 Broiler Chickens (Susan Haslam).
9 Goats (Alan Mowlem).
10 Red Deer (Alison Hanlon).
11 Horses and Donkeys (Helen (Becky) Whay).
12 Farmed Fish (Tony Wall).
13 South American Camelids (Cristian Bonacic).
14 Turkeys (Stephen Lister).
15 Ducks (Keith Gooderham).
16 Game Birds (David Welchman).
17 Ostrich (Fiona Benson).
18 Assessment, Implementation and Promotion of Farm Animal
Welfare (David Main and John Webster).
Index.
Circa l’autore
John Webster is Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry at the
University of Bristol. Author of the widely acclaimed Animal
Welfare: A Cool Eye Towards Eden and Animal Welfare: Limping
Towards Eden, he is the founding father of the Bristol Animal
Behaviour and Welfare Science group that has gathered evidence and
pioneered the arguments necessary to achieve improved welfare
standards for veal calves, broiler chickens, laying hens and dairy
cows.
UFAW is an internationally recognised, independent, scientific
and educational animal welfare charity concerned with improving
knowledge and understanding of animals’ needs in order to
promote high standards of welfare for farm, companion, laboratory,
captive wild animals and those with which we interact in the
wild.
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