Management and Welfare of Farm Animals: The UFAW Farm Handbook, Edition 6
About this ebook
The sixth edition incorporates recent developments throughout, including an entirely new chapter on international developments in animal welfare law, politics, and practice. Updated chapters discuss topics such as 'high welfare' livestock systems, the impact of automation and new technologies on production and welfare, the ecological impact and sustainability issues of large-scale production systems, and more.
- Provides a basic understanding of the principles and practices of professional and humane farm animal management
- Covers animal husbandry, behavior as an indicator of animal welfare, and the assessment, monitoring, and promotion of improved welfare at the farm level
- Offers updated information on free-range poultry, robot milking, automated disease scanning, and pastoral systems in the developing world
- Includes less-common farm species such as South American camelids, ostriches, and game birds
Management and Welfare of Farm Animals, Sixth Edition remains the ideal textbook for students in professional, technical, or vocational education courses on the management and welfare of farm animals.
About the author
John Webster, MA, Vet MB, PhD, DVM (Hon), is Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol, UK. His acclaimed works include A Cool Eye Towards Eden, Limping Towards Eden, and Animal Husbandry Regained.
Jean Margerison, BSc, NDAg, PhD, is Associate Professor of Ruminant Nutrition at The University of Nottingham, UK. Her primary interest is the management of dairy cattle to promote their nutrition, health, behavior, and welfare within sustainable systems.
