New legislation on animal welfare standards has created the need for welfare programmes to be implemented on farms, during transportation, and in slaughter plants. While there is a wealth of information on animal behaviour, ethics and factors effecting welfare, there is little to guide veterinarians and managers in evaluating animal welfare and improving it. This textbook aims to help those working with animals to apply practical methods for improving welfare, bridging the gap between scientific research and practical application. Drawing on the editor's extensive experience in teaching and auditing, and contributions from international experts, this book provides a guide to practical evaluation and auditing of welfare problems, emphasizing the importance of measuring conditions that compromise welfare.
Key Features
- Written by a leading authority on the subject with contributions from industry experts
- Provides a strongly practical review of the topic and how to apply research where it makes a difference
- Ideal guide for veterinarians and veterinary students and welfare auditing and officer training, and students in animal sciences
Chapter 1 The Importance of Measurement to Improve the Welfare of Livestock, Poultry and Fish, Temple Grandin
Chapter 2 Why is Agricultural Animal Welfare Important? The Social and Ethnical Context, Bernard Rollin
Chapter 3 Implementing Effective Standards and Scoring Systems for Assessing Animal Welfare on Farms and Slaughter Plants, Temple Grandin
Chapter 4 The Importance of Good Stockmanship and its Benefits for the Animals, Jeffrey Rushen and Anne Marie dePassille
Chapter 5 How to Improve Livestock Handling and Reduce Stress, Temple Grandin
6 Painful Husbandry Procedures in Livestock and Poultry, Kevin J. Stafford and David J. Mellor
Chapter 7 Welfare During Transport of Livestock and Poultry, Temple Grandin
Chapter 8 Animal Well-Being and Behavioral Needs on the Farm, Lily Edwards
Chapter 9 Improving Livestock, Poultry, and Fish Welfare in Slaughter Plants with Auditing Programs, Temple Grandin
Chapter 10 Recommended On-Farm Euthanasia Practices, Jennifer Woods, Jan K. Shearer, and Jeff Hill
Chapter 11 The Effect of Economic Factors on the Welfare of Livestock and Poultry, Temple Grandin
Chapter 12 Improving Animal Welfare: Practical Approaches for Achieving Change, Helen R. Whay and David C. Main
Chapter 13 Practical Methods for Improving the Welfare of Horses, Donkeys, and Other Working Draught Animals in Developing Areas, Camie R. Heleski, Amy K. McLean, and Janice C. Swanson
Chapter 14 Successful Technology Transfer of Behavioral and Animal Welfare Research to the Farm and Slaughter Plant, Temple Grandin
Chapter 15 Why are Behavioral Needs Important? Tina Widowski
Grandin is Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin's work includes design of animal handling systems, research on livestock behaviour, and auditing animal welfare. She has visited 26 countries and has served on the OIE animal welfare ad hoc committee for slaughter. Her previous livestock books are: Livestock Handling and Transport, Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals and Humane Livestock Handling. Her popular press books on animal behaviour have been both U.S. and international bestsellers. Throughout her career, Dr. Grandin has worked to combine scientific research results with practical application in the field. In the North America half, the cattle are handled in equipment she designed for meat plants. She has received awards for her work on animal welfare from both the livestock industry and animal welfare NGO's. She has swards from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The American Meat Institute, American Society for Animal Science and the Humane Society of the U.S.