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Animal welfare in animal agriculture : husbandry, stewardship, and sustainability in animal production / edited by Wilson G. Pond, Fuller W. Bazer, and Bernard E. Rollin.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animal welfare.
- Livestock--Social aspects.
- Livestock.
- Animal industry--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Animal industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ""This text provides the reader with multiple views on animal welfare and proves to be a fascinating read. There are a variety of viewpoints included in the text and thus avoids the pitfall of providing only one or two opinions on, what has proved to be, a controversial subject. ...While it should be considered required reading for students in the agricultural field, it will also prove to be thought-provoking to anyone interested in the subject of animal welfare and its impact on society.""-Brandy Tabor, CVT, VTS (ECC), The VIN Book Reviews, VSPN.org, January 2013""Implementation of welfare in p
- Contents:
- Chapter 6: Contemporary Animal Agriculture: Rural Community Concerns in the United StatesChapter 7: Implementing Effective Practices and Programs to Assess Animal Welfare; Chapter 8: Animal Welfare: Synthesizing Contemporary Animal Agriculture/Engineering and Animal Comfort and Social Responsibility; Chapter 9: Symbiosis of Plants, Animals, and Microbes; Chapter 10: Food Safety Issues in Animal Source Foods Related to Animal Health and Welfare; Chapter 11: Animal Welfare in the Context of Ecological Sustainability
- Chapter 12: Competition between Animals and Humans for Cultivated Crops: Livestock Production and our Food SupplyChapter 13: Crop Residues and Other Feed Resources: Inedible for Humans but Valuable for Animals; Chapter 14: Welfare, Health, and Biological Efficiency of Animals through Genetics and Biotechnology; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4398-9786-7
- 0-429-11265-3
- 1-4398-9785-9
- 9780429112652
- OCLC:
- 908077676
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