Advances in poultry welfare. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Joy Mench.
• Editors: Mench, Joy A
• Contents: Part One: Introduction 1 Commercial poultry production systems and their main welfare challenges Part Two: Management: Hatch to Slaughter 2 How conditions at the hatchery affect welfare 3 Rearing young birds for adaptability 4 Slaughter – Electrical stunning 5 Slaughter – Low Atmospheric Pressure and Controlled Atmosphere Stunning Part Three: Welfare Assessment on the Farm 6 Welfare Assessment on the Farm: Focusing on the group 7 Welfare Assessment on the Farm: Focusing on the individual Part Four: Continuing Challenges 8 Skeletal problems 9 Feather pecking and cannibalism: can we really stop beak trimming? 10 Sustainability of laying hen housing systems 11 Stocking density – how do we judge how much space poultry need? 12 Social behavior 13 Welfare issues in turkey production Part Five: Emerging Issues 14 Alternative parasite control methods 15 Responding to environmental stressors using genetic approaches 16 Backyard poultry production 17 Mass depopulation
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Woodhead Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 636.50832; Poultry
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780081009307
• Related ISBNs: 9780081009154
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