Dromedary camel behavior and welfare : camel friendly management practices / Barbara Padalino, Bernard Faye, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Padalino, Barbara, editor.

Faye, Bernard, editor.

Series:

Animal welfare (Springer) ; v. 24.

Animal welfare ; volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Camels.

Camels--Behavior.

Veterinary medicine.

Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal welfare.

Physiology.

Agriculture.

Veterinary Science.

Animal Ethics.

Animal Physiology.

veterinary medicine.

physiology.

agriculture (discipline).

Local Subjects:

Veterinary Science.

Animal Ethics.

Animal Physiology.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

xix, 250 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland, [2024]

Summary:

This volume gives a comprehensive review on dromedary camel handling and management by respecting its welfare, which is a global first. Beyond that, it provides a new welfare assessment tool. Expert authors lay the groundwork for understanding the animals by covering domestication, camelsþ behavioral repertoire and needs, as well as dromedary camel genetics and coping with production systems. Then, the reader is equipped with the latest expertise on good management practices in camel farms, including transport, feeding, housing from racing to dairy systems, and health and hygiene. Moreover, the impact of innovative reproduction techniques and, finally, slaughter are taken into account. Camels, long confined to desert areas and kept extensively, have recently faced changes in husbandry systems and their environment. Intensification and specialization for milk, meat or sport purpose, as well as new geographic conditions have had significant impact on camel welfare. This book is a must-read for all camel industry members, breeders, veterinarians, and researchers, who want to practice camel breeding and management while safeguarding the behavioral needs and welfare of these amazing animals.

Contents:

Chapter 1: The camels: from domestication to XXIe century

Chapter 2: How early domestication and modern genomics contribute to camel welfare

Chapter 3: Welfare assessment in dromedary camels

Chapter 4: Good feeding: nutrition and feeding of the Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius)

Chapter 5: Good Housing: Camels and Their Interaction with the Environment

Chapter 6: Good Health: recognition and prevention of disease and pain in dromedary camels

Chapter 7: Behaviour: behavioural repertoire and behavioural needs of camels

Chapter 8: Camel handling & training

Chapter 9: Welfare aspects of reproductive care and management of dromedary camels

Chapter 10: Stress transport in the dromedary camel

Chapter 11: The welfare of Dromedary camels at slaughter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3031485998

9783031485992

9783031486029

3031486021

OCLC:

1489462900

Publisher Number:

90101358753