Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of pigs [electronic resource] / edited by Emerita Professor Sandra Edwards.
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- 其他題名:
- Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ;
- 出版: Cambridge, UK : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 2021.
- 叢書名: Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science,no. 96
- 主題: Swine--Behavior. , Animal welfare.
- ISBN: 9781003048220 (electronic bk.) 、 9781786764454 (epub) 、 9781786764461 (ePDF)
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- 一般註:Includes bibliographical references and index. 112年度臺灣學術電子書暨資料庫聯盟採購
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- 系統號: 000304864 | 機讀編目格式
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摘要註
With growing concern from consumers and regulatory agencies about the welfare of farmed animals such as pigs, the livestock sector must assess how animal welfare can be improved whilst ensuring livestock production remains economically and environmentally sustainable. Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of pigs is a comprehensive review of key research in this important area. This collection reviews genetic and developmental factors affecting pig behaviour and current welfare issues at different production stages, as well as specific issues such as tail biting and castration. The book concludes with an assessment of ways to measure welfare, including techniques to monitor pig behaviour. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of pigs will be a standard text for university researchers in pig/swine and veterinary science as well as ethology. It will also be a key reference for government and other agencies involved in regulating and monitoring farm animal welfare, as well as farmers and companies involved in pig production.




