Advances in Sheep Welfare

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Advances in Sheep Welfare examines the recent advances made in sheep welfare assessment, handling and management, providing state-of-the-art coverage of the welfare needs of one of the world's most widely farmed animals.

The book begins with an introduction to sheep welfare in Part One, with chapters covering biology and natural behavior, sheep production systems, and consumer and societal expectations for sheep products. Part Two goes on to highlight new advances in sheep welfare assessment, before Part Three outlines a wide range of solutions to sheep welfare challenges. The final section looks ahead to the future, considering what sheep welfare will look like in 2030 and beyond.

This book is an essential part of the wider ranging series Advances in Farm Animal Welfare, with coverage of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry.

With its expert editors and international team of contributors, Advances in Sheep Welfare is a key reference tool for welfare research scientists and students, veterinarians involved in welfare assessment, and indeed anyone with a professional interest in the welfare of sheep.

Brings together top researchers in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the understanding of sheep welfare and management
Presents part of a wider series, Advances in Agricultural Animal Welfare, which provides comprehensive coverage of animal welfare of the world's major farmed animals
Highlights current advances and looks ahead to how sheep welfare management will develop in the next ten to fifteen years

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-15
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:640 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
Antal sidor:318
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780081007181

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Drewe Ferguson leads the Livestock Systems Program within CSIRO Agriculture and Food. He is recognized for his research in advancing livestock welfare through improvements in livestock resilience and management and husbandry practices. Caroline Lee leads the animal behavior and welfare team at CSIRO, Australia. Her research interests include developing novel methods to assess affective states, assessing cognition and learning and improving welfare assessment of farm animals. Andrew Fisher is Chair of Cattle and Sheep Production Medicine and Director of the Animal Welfare Science Centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has significant experience in animal welfare research, with a particular focus on production animal management, transport and pain management. He is also actively involved in the translation of animal welfare research into public and organizational policy.

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"Readers will realize the exceptional value of this contribution to biomedical sciences, particularly in ethics and welfare approaches in farm animals." --Veterinarska Stanica

Innehållsförteckning

Part One: Introduction to Sheep Welfare1. Advances in understanding in the biology and natural behavior of sheep2. Overview of sheep production systems3. Consumer and societal expectations for sheep products (meat and wool)Part Two: New advances in sheep welfare assessment4. New developments in our understanding of sheep cognition and emotional states5. New physiological measures that indicate the biological cost of the challengePart Three: Current and future solutions to sheep welfare challenges6. Genetic solutions7. Reproductive management8. Nutritional management9. Predation control10. Managing disease risks11. Painful husbandry procedures12. Transport and pre-slaughter management13. Advanced livestock management solutions 14. Optimized welfare for sheep in research and teaching Part Four: Sheep welfare beyond 202015. Future welfare challenges and potential for predicting and proactively managing emerging problems