Animal welfare in animal agriculture : husbandry, stewardship, and sustainability in animal production

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bazer, Fuller Warren , 1938- (Author), Pond, Wilson G. , 1930- (Author), Rollin, Bernard E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : Taylor & Francis , c2012
Subjects:
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