Human-livestock interactions [electronic resource] : the stockperson and the productivity and welfare of intensively-farmed animals / Paul H. Hemsworth and Grahame J. Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hemsworth, Paul H.

Contributor:

Coleman, Grahame J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal industry--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal industry.

Livestock--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Livestock.

Animal welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, U.K. ; Cambridge, Mass. : CABI, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human-animal interactions have a profound effect on farm animals and stockpeople alike. Training of stockpeople can improve livestock welfare and in turn productivity, and is a principle area of focus after improvements in genetics, nutrition, reproduction, health and housing have been addressed extensively. This volume explores new information on human-livestock relationships, their effects on both animals and handlers and the application of this knowledge particularly in relation to dairy cows, veal calves and poultry. Developments in knowledge of the relationships and their effects post-far

Contents:

Introduction : the stockperson as a professional: skills, knowledge and status

Farm animal welfare: assessment, issues and implications

Human-animal interactions and animal productivity and welfare

Attitudes of stockpeople

Stockperson behaviour and animal behaviour

A model of stockperson-animal interactions and their implications for livestock

Changing stockperson attitudes and behaviour

Conclusion : current and future opportunities to improve human-animal interactions in livestock production.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-98700-3

9786612987007

1-84593-775-9

OCLC:

704275160