Buch
Nutrition and the Welfare of Farm Animals
Clive J. C. Phillips (Hrsg.)
117,69
EUR
Lieferzeit 12-13 Tage
Übersicht
Verlag | : | Springer International Publishing |
Buchreihe | : | Animal Welfare (Bd. 16) |
Sprache | : | Englisch |
Erschienen | : | 26. 05. 2018 |
Seiten | : | 247 |
Einband | : | Kartoniert |
Höhe | : | 235 mm |
Breite | : | 155 mm |
Gewicht | : | 4787 g |
ISBN | : | 9783319801209 |
Sprache | : | Englisch |
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword (Phillips).- Introduction on welfare and nutrition (Phillips).- Hunger associated with restricted feeding systems (Tolkamp & D’Eath).- Starvation of ruminant livestock (Hogan & Phillips).- The use of feeding behaviour in the assessment of animal welfare (Nielsen, de Jong & DeVries).- Nutrition affects immune function and inflammatory responses, with implications for health and welfare (Bertoni, Trevisi, Jos, Luigi & Spiridoula).- Assessing Farm Animal Welfare from a Nutritional Perspective (Bach, von Keyserlingk, Widowski & Haley).- Integrating nutrition and animal welfare in extensive systems (Villalba, Manteca, Vercoe, Maloney & Blache).- Feeding cattle for improved productivity, health, and welfare in modern farming enterprises (Beever & Bach).- Water and the welfare of farm animals (von Keyserlingk, Nielsen, Patience & Philips).- Providing feed to livestock during emergencies (Roeder).- Animal welfare, nutrition and economics: past, presentand future (Phillips & Makkar).
Pressestimmen
“This book … succeeds in giving animal welfare scientists a better appreciation of animal nutrition in the context of farming systems. … This is intended as an advanced book for researchers, teachers, government officials, international organisation officers, donors, extension workers, veterinarians and farmers … . In summing, the book makes a good contribution … .” (Neville Gregory, Animal Welfare, Vol. 26 (1), February, 2017)“This book on the relationship between nutrition and animal welfare of livestock discusses the five freedoms, water as an essential nutrient, and assessment of nutrition as a part of animal welfare. … Each chapter is well written and provides a concise review of its topic. … This is a good reference for those in farm animal welfare and nutrition including veterinarians, producers, and other professionals in the animal science industry.” (Adam W. Stern, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2016)