Animal welfare in animal agriculture : husbandry, stewardship, and sustainability in animal production
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Florida :
Taylor & Francis ,
c2012
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Perspectives on emergence of contemporary animal agriculture in the mid-twentieth century: the decline of husbandry and the rise of the industrial model
- 2. Contributions of farm and laboratory animals to society
- 3. Contributions of animals in human service: a two-way path
- 4. The opinions and recommendations of one particular study group: the Pew Commission on industrial farm animal production
- 5. Defining agricultural animal welfare: varying viewpoints and approaches
- 6. Contemporary animal agriculture: rural community concerns in the United States
- 7. Implementing effective practices and programs to assess animal welfare
- 8. Animal welfare: synthesizing contemporary animal agriculture / engineering and animal comfort and social responsibility
- 9. Symbiosis of plants, animals, and microbes
- 10. Food safety issues in animal source foods related to animal health and welfare
- 11. Animal welfare in the context of ecological sustainability
- 12. Competition between animals and humans for cultivated crops: livestock production and our food supply
- 13. Crop residues and other feed resources: inedible for humans but valuable for animals
- 14. Welfare, health, and biological efficiency of animals through genetics and biotechnology