Nutrition and the welfare of farm animals. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Clive J.C. Phillips, editor.
• Editors: Phillips, Clive J. C
• Contents: 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, present and future (Phillips & Makkar).
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxix, 247 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 636.08/52; Life sciences; Animal nutrition; Animal welfare; Livestock; Agriculture; Veterinary medicine; Animal physiology; Nutrition; Vertebrates; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry; Animal nutrition; Animal welfare; Livestock; Medical -- Veterinary Medicine -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals; Veterinary medicine; Animal physiology; Biochemistry; Zoology: Vertebrates; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Agricultural science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319273563; 3319273566; 9783319273549
• Related ISBNs: 331927354X; 9783319273549
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 19, 2016).
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