| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Animal welfare ; v. 6 |
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Animal welfare (Springer) ; v. 6
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| Contents |
To Animal Welfare and the Sheep -- Environment and the Sheep -- Behaviour and the Welfare of the Sheep -- Sheep Senses, Social Cognition and Capacity for Consciousness -- The Impact of Disease and Disease Prevention on Welfare in Sheep -- Farming Systems for Sheep Production and Their Effect on Welfare -- Nutrition and the Welfare of Sheep -- The Management of Sheep -- The Economics of Sheep Welfare -- Sheep Welfare: A Future Perspective |
| Summary |
The welfare of the sheep has received less attention than the welfare of intensively husbanded animals. However, domestic sheep may be kept under conditions that are very different from the environment in which wild sheep live, with adverse effects on their behaviour and welfare. This book, written by leading researchers from Europe and Australia, takes a multidisciplinary approach to focus on the specific welfare challenges facing the sheep. The book begins with a discussion of current welfare thinking and how this might be relevant to sheep husbandry. The adaptations of wild sheep to diverse |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sheep.
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Animal welfare.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
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Animal welfare.
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Sheep.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Animal welfare
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Sheep
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dwyer, Cathy M.
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| ISBN |
9781402085536 |
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1402085532 |
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9781402085529 |
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1402085524 |
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