Alternative systems for poultry : health, welfare and productivity [
Recent interest in how poultry are housed and managed in order to ensure profitability, sustainability, and good levels of animal welfare, are challenging issues that commercial poultry keepers face, particularly where legislation is bringing about lega requirements for housing. This book compares a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :
CABI ,
c2012
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| Series: | Poultry science symposium series
no. 30 |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2012/20123105853.pdf |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction, legislation, economics and sustainability
- 2. Disease and health
- 3. Village and backyard poultry
- 4. Waterfowl and game birds
- 5. Laying hens
- 6. Meat birds
- 7. Challenges and opportunities