Format:
1 online resource (497 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789086866854
Content:
An understanding of sustainability in animal production is becoming increasingly necessary since the global demand for food is expected to dramatically increase in the coming decades. In this context, raising animals for the production of food will become increasingly challenging. Farm animals should not adversely compete with humans for their own sustenance, and food of animal origin should be safe and affordable. The production of healthy animals will therefore be a prerequisite. Such animals will efficiently convert their feed into food that can be certified as nutritive and safe. In addition there is growing evidence that there should be a focus on animal welfare, and environmental pollution related to animal farming must be minimized. Indeed the equation to resolve the constraints on animal production is complex and multifactorial. It is inarguable that the environment and the feed that is offered to animals, are key elements of sustainability in livestock and poultry production. This book addresses the major issues related to animal health and welfare maintenance in relation to their environment, as well as housing emissions and waste management. Experiments, reviews and expert opinions and scenarios for the future are presented. Each of the chapters has been written by scientists with international reputations. The language used, and the examples and the illustrations provided, make it easy to read. The book is of major and current interest to teachers and students in animal and veterinary sciences and to professionals: veterinarians, farm managers, agricultural advisers worldwide.
Content:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1. Animal hygiene for a more sustainable animal production -- The growing role of animal hygiene for sustainable husbandry systems -- Th. Blaha1 and J. Köfer2 -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The changes -- 3. Veterinary medicine -- 4. The consequences -- 5. Animal hygiene's contribution to animal health -- 6. Animal health and animal welfare improvements -- 7. Food safety at herd level (pre-harvest food safety) -- 8. Environmental protection and waste management -- 9. The most important principles and tools -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- The role of the European feed industry in a sustainable feed and food safety strategy -- M.J.M. Tielen -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Safe feed production: a daily challenge for the feed industry -- 3. Safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in animal feed -- 4. Feed legislation embracing the overall feed chain -- 5. Compound feed producers response: the development of a European Feed Manufacturers Code (EFMC) -- 6. Concluding remarks -- References -- New trends in farm animal welfare: science values and practice -- J. Webster -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sentience, welfare and wellbeing -- 3. Stress and suffering -- 4. Trends in animal welfare science -- 5. Ethics and values -- 6. Right action: promotion of animal welfare -- 7. Welfare-based quality assurance -- References -- Impact of human-animal interactions on the health, productivity and welfare of farm animals -- P.H. Hemsworth -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Laboratory studies on the effects of handling on animal fear, stress, productivity and health -- 3. On-farm relationships between handling and animal fear, stress, productivity and health -- 4. Effects of fear of humans on animal welfare -- 5. Reducing fear in farm animals -- 6. Conclusion -- References.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789086860999
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789086860999
Language:
English
