Alternative systems for poultry: health, welfare and productivity.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandilands, V., author.

Contributor:

Hocking, P.

C.A.B. International.

Capitanía del Alto y Bajo Izozog (Bolivia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poultry--Housing.

Poultry.

Animal welfare.

Scotland.

UK.

Local Subjects:

Scotland.

UK.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 359 pages)

Place of Publication:

Wallingford : CABI, 2012.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

The proceedings is divided into seven parts with seventeen chapters. Part 1 discusses the alternative systems for poultry, impact of legislation and assurance schemes on alternative systems for poultry welfare and the politics and economics; while Part 2 deals with the effects of alternative systems on disease and health of poultry, production systems for laying hens and broilers and risk of human pathogens. Part 3 presents the introduction to village and backyard poultry production and the technology and programmes for sustainable improvement of village poultry production. Part 4 reports on the production systems for waterfowl and game bird breeding, brooding and rearing. The Part 5 discusses the housing and management of layer breeders in rearing and production, furnished cages for laying hens and the performance, welfare, health and hygiene of laying hens in non-cage systems in comparison with cage systems. On the other hand, the housing and management, and alternative systems for meat chickens and turkeys are highlighted in Part 6, while the challenges and opportunities for alternative production systems are elaborated in Part 7.

Contents:

Part I Introduction, Legislation, Economics and Sustainability

Chapter 1 What are Alternative Systems for Poultry? / E.K.F. Fröhlich Fröhlich, E.K.F., K. Niebuhr Niebuhr, K., L. Schrader Schrader, L., H. Oester Oester, H. 1

Chapter 2 The Impact of Legislation and Assurance Schemes on Alternative Systems for Poultry Welfare / D. G. Pritchard Pritchard, D. G. 23

Chapter 3 Politics and Economics / M. C. Appleby Appleby, M. C. 53

Part II Disease and Health

Chapter 4 The Effects of Alternative Systems on Disease and Health of Poultry / S. Lister Lister, S., B. van Nijhuis Nijhuis, B. van 62

Chapter 5 Production Systems for Laying Hens and Broilers and Risk of Human Pathogens / S. Van Hoorebeke Hoorebeke, S. Van, J. Deweulf Deweulf, J., F. Van Immerseel Immerseel, F. Van, F. Jorgensen Jorgensen, F. 77

Part III Village and Backyard Poultry

Chapter 6 Introduction to Village and Backyard Poultry Production / R.A.E. Pym Pym, R.A.E., R.G. Alders Alders, R.G. 97

Chapter 7 Technology and Programmes for Sustainable Improvement of Village Poultry Production / B. Besbes Besbes, B., O. Thieme Thieme, O., A. Rota Rota, A. Rota, A., A. Rota, E.F. Guéye Guéye, E.F., R.G. Alders Alders, R.G. 110

Part IV Waterfowl and Game Birds

Chapter 8 Production Systems for Waterfowl / D. Guémené Guémené, D., Z.D. Shi Shi, Z.D., G. Guy Guy, G. 128

Chapter 9 Game Bird Breeding, Brooding and Rearing - Health and Welfare / T. Pennycott Pennycott, T., C. Deeming Deeming, C., M. McMillan McMillan, M. 155

Part V Laying Hens

Chapter 10 Housing and Management of Layer Breeders in Rearing and Production / H.-H. Thiele Thiele, H.-H. 169

Chapter 11 Furnished Cages for Laying Hens / H.A. Elson Elson, H.A., R. Tauson Tauson, R. 190

Chapter 12 Performance, Welfare, Health and Hygiene of Laying Hens in Non-Cage Systems in Comparison with Cage Systems / T. B. Rodenburg Rodenburg, T. B., K. De Reu Reu, K. De, F.A.M. Tuyttens Tuyttens, F.A.M. 210

Part VI Meat Birds

Chapter 13 Housing and Management of Broiler Breeders and Turkey Breeders / I.C. de Jong Jong, I.C. de, M. Swalander Swalander, M. 225

Chapter 14 Alternative Systems for Meat Chickens and Turkeys: Production, Health and Welfare / T. A. Jones Jones, T. A., J. Berk Berk, J. 250

Part VII Challenges and Opportunities

Chapter 15 Nutritional Challenges of Alternative Production Systems / M.G. MacLeod MacLeod, M.G., J.S. Bentley Bentley, J.S. 297

Chapter 16 Genotype-Environment Interaction: Breeding Layers with Different Requirements for Varying Housing Systems / W. Icken Icken, W., M. Schmutz Schmutz, M., R. Preisinger Preisinger, R. 316

Chapter 17 Is There a Future for Alternative Production Systems? / V. Sandilands Sandilands, V., P.M. Hocking Hocking, P.M. 340.

Notes:

Title from title screen (last viewed on Jan. 28, 2014).

ISBN:

978-1-84593-824-6

Access Restriction:

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