| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 310 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Animal welfare ; v. 5 |
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Animal welfare (Springer) ; v. 5
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| Contents |
Introduction: what is animal welfare? -- Health, disease, and productivity -- Stress and physiological indicators of animal welfare -- Animal behaviour -- Acute or short-term challenges to animal welfare -- Housing for adult cattle -- Housing for growing animals -- Feeding and nutrition -- Stockmanship and the interactions between people and cattle -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
"This book provides a critical review of the most up-to-date research on the welfare of cattle, covering behaviour, nutrition and feeding, housing and management, stockmanship, and stress physiology, as well as transport and slaughter. It provides an analysis of the main indicators of animal welfare and covers the main threats to animal welfare in modern cattle production systems."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-303) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cattle.
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Animal welfare.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Animal welfare
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Cattle
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rushen, Jeffrey.
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| ISBN |
9781402065583 |
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1402065582 |
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1402065574 |
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9781402065576 |
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