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The Well-Being of Farm Animals Challenges and Solutions

By: Bernard E Rollin and G John Benson
378 pages, B/w photos, figs
The Well-Being of Farm Animals
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  • The Well-Being of Farm Animals ISBN: 9780813804736 Paperback Mar 2004 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 6 days
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About this book

Offers veterinarians and animal scientists both practical methods to enhance farm animal well-being, as well as an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of those methods.

Contents

Contributors. Preface. I. Theoretical Framework. 1. The Ethical Imperative to Control Pain and Suffering in Farm Animals (Bernard E. Rollin) 2. Human-Livestock Interaction (Paul H. Hemsweorth) 3. Quality of Life for Farm Animals: Linking Science, Ethics, and Animal Welfare (David Fraser and Daniel M. Weary) 4. Pain in Farm Animals: Nature, Recognition, and Management (G. John Benson) 5. A Concept of Welfare Based on Feelings (Ian J. H. Duncan) 6. Meeting Physical Needs: Environmental Management of Well-Being (Ted H. Friend) 7. Principles for Handing Grazing Animals (Temple Grandin) 8. Principles for the Design of Handling Facilities and Transport Systems (Temple Grandin) II. Practical Applications. 10. Production Practice sand Well-Being: Beef Cattle (Joseph M. Stookey and Jon M. Watts) 11. Animal Well-Being in the U. S. Dairy Industry (Franklyn B. Garry) 12. Production Practices and Well-Being; Swine.(Timothy E. Blackwell) 13. Maximizing Well-Being and Minimizing Pain and Suffering: Sheep (Cleon V. Kimberling and Gerilyn A. Parsons) 14. Welfare Problems of Poultry (Ian J. H. Duncan) 15. Rethinking Painful Management Practices (Daniel M. Wary and David Fraser) 16. Alternatives to Conventional Livestock Production Methods (Michael C. Appleby) 17. Euthanasia (Robert E. Meyer and W. E. Morgan Morrow) Appendix: U. S. and Canadian Veterinary Medical Associations Positions on Food Animals. Index.

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Biography

G. John Benson, DVM, MS, is a professor and Chief of Anesthesiology in Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Dr. Benson also holds joint appointments in the Department s of Veterinary Pathobiology (Comparative Medicine Division) and Veterinary Biosciences (Pharmacology Division). Bernard E. Rollin, PhD, is University Distinguished Professor and Professor of Philosophy, Physiology, and Animal Sciences , as well as University Bioethicist at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Dr. Rollin is the founder of the fields of veterinary medical ethics and is a principal architect of laws protecting laboratory animals. He addressed animal welfare as the keynote speaker at the 2003 American Dairy Science Association/American Society of Animal Science joint meeting.

By: Bernard E Rollin and G John Benson
378 pages, B/w photos, figs
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