| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 263 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color) |
| Series |
Animal welfare ; 11 |
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Animal welfare (Springer) ; v. 11
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| Contents |
The ethics of farming flightless birds / G. Tulloch and C. J. C. Phillips -- Breeder welfare : the past, present and future / S. W. P. Cloete and I. A. Malecki -- Natural mating and artificial insemination / I. A. Malecki and P. K. Rybnik-Trzaskowska -- Incubation and chick rearing / D. C. Deeming -- Ostrich nutrition and welfare / T. Brand and A. Olivier -- Welfare issues associated with ratite husbandry practices / P. C. Glatz -- The structure and sensory innervation of the integument of ratites / K. A. Weir and C. A. Lunam -- Ratite movement / R. G. Cooper -- Ratite health : welfare implications / D. Black and P. C. Glatz -- Bird handling, transportation, lairage and slaughter : implications for bird welfare and meat quality / L. C. Hoffman and H. Lambrechts -- Ratite conservation : linking captive-release and welfare / J. L. Navarro and M. B. Martella |
| Summary |
This volume reviews, for the first time, the broad range of issues that affect the welfare of commercially farmed ratites. Although ratites incorporate several families of flightless birds this book focuses on the most commonly farmed ratites, the ostrich, emu and rhea. The readers are taken on a journey through all sectors of the industry, which include breeding, incubation, hatching, brooding, rearing, growth, transport and processing, with an emphasis on husbandry and management protocols that can impact bird welfare and health. Also discussed is the structure and sensory innervation of the skin and digits of the birds, and the potential welfare implications of industry practices on these structures. Each chapter in this volume focuses on a particular aspect of the commercial farming of ratites with contributing authors from a broad range of disciplines |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ratite farming.
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Animal welfare.
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Animal welfare
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Ratite farming
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Glatz, P. C. (Philip C.), editor, author.
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Lunam, Christine. editor, author.
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Malecki, Irek. editor, author.
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| LC no. |
2011929641 |
| ISBN |
9783642192975 |
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3642192971 |
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9783642192968 |
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3642192963 |
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