Achieving sustainable production of eggs. animal welfare and sustainability / Volume 2, (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Professor Julie Roberts (University of New England, Australia).
• Contents: Part 1 Animal health and welfare ; 1.Laying hen nutrition: optimizing energy intake, egg size and weight: Y. Nys, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France ; 2.Laying hen nutrition: optimizing hen performance and health, bone and eggshell quality: Y. Nys, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France ; 3.Welfare of laying hens: an overview: Tina Widowski, Teresa Casey-Trott, Michelle Hunniford and Krysta Morrissey, University of Guelph, Canada ; 4.Welfare standards for laying hens: Andy Butterworth, University of Bristol, UK ; 5.Welfare issues affecting free-range laying hens: Dana L.M. Campbell, University of New England and CSIRO, Australia, Sarah L, Lambton, University of Bristol, UK, Isabelle Ruhnke, University of New England, Australia and Claire A. Weeks, University of Bristol, UK ; 6.Beak trimming of laying hens: welfare costs and benefits: Dorothy McKeegan, University of Glasgow, UK ; 7.Maintaining the health of laying hens: a practical approach: Richard M. Fulton, Michigan State University, USA ; 8.Managing laying hen flocks with intact beaks: Thea van Niekerk, Wageningen Livestock Research, The Netherlands ; ; Part 2 Sustainability ; 9.Waste management in egg production: Ruihong Zhang, University of California-Davies, USA and Hamed M. El-Mashad, Mansoura University, Egypt ; 10.Assessing the sustainability of organic egg production: Jacqueline Jacob and Anthony Pescatore, University of Kentucky, USA
• Publisher Details: Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (234 pages)
• Subjects: 636.5/142; Eggs -- Production; Hens
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786760821; 1786760827
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