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Broiler chickens welfare in practice Andy Butterworth, Ingrid De Jong, Joy Mench, Lotta Berg, and Mohan Raj
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Butterworth, A. (Andrew), author.
- Jong, Ingrid de, author.
- Mench, Joy A., author.
- Berg, Lotta, author.
- Raj, Mohan, author.
- Series:
- Animal Welfare in Practice Ser.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Broilers (Chickens)--Health.
- Broilers (Chickens).
- Animal welfare.
- Domestic animals.
- Animal health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 147 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Essex 5m Books 2021
- Contents:
- Part I: Broiler Breeder Welfare
- Housing and Management of Broiler Breeders
- Welfare Issues
- Part II: Hatchery Welfare
- What Came First - the Welfare of the Chicken, or the Welfare of the Egg?
- Dealing with Unwanted Chicks
- Effects of Automation
- Hygiene
- Chicks on the Floor
- Light
- Part III: Influences of Housing and Management on Broiler Welfare
- Broiler Housing
- Key Management Factors
- Part IV: (Partly) Management-Related Diseases
- Infectious Diseases
- Part V: On-Farm and Casualty Slaughter Welfare of Broilers
- Legal Framework and Guidelines
- Killing of Chicks and Embryos in Hatcheries
- On-Farm Killing of Broilers
- Part VI: Welfare Assessment Methods for Broiler Chickens
- From Resource-Based to Animal-Based Measures of Welfare
- Existing Welfare Assessment Protocols for Broiler Chickens
- Welfare Quality ® Broiler Assessment Protocol On-Farm
- The Transect Method to Assess Broiler Welfare On-Farm
- WellTrans Assessment of Broiler Chicken Welfare During the End-of-Life Stage
- Benchmarking and Feedback to Farmers
- Automation
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed May 6, 2021)
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Broiler chickens.
- ISBN:
- 1789181429
- 9781789181425
- 1789181410
- 9781789181418
- 1789180155
- 9781789180152
- Publisher Number:
- 99996079995
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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