Advances in Poultry Welfare (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition) 1st Edition by Joy Mench 9780081009307 0081009305

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• ISBN 10: 0081009305
• ISBN 13: 9780081009307
• Author: Joy Mench

Advances in Poultry Welfare provides a targeted overview of contemporary developments in poultry welfare. The reviews in the volume address topical issues related to poultry welfare research and assessment, with a focus on identifying practical strategies for improvement as well as information gaps that remain to be filled.

Part One provides an introduction to poultry production systems and gives a broad overview of current poultry welfare issues. Part Two moves on to review several aspects of poultry management, focusing on hatchery practices, early rearing, and slaughter. Part Three deals with welfare assessment on the farm, while Part Four explores continuing challenges, such as feather pecking and skeletal problems. This is followed in Part Five by a discussion of emerging issues, with chapters covering alternative parasite control methods, backyard poultry production, mass depopulation, and genetic approaches to reducing the impact of environmental stressors on welfare.

This book is an essential part of the wider ranging series Advances in Farm Animal Welfare, with coverage of cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry.

With its expert editor and international team of contributors, Advances in Poultry Welfare is a key reference tool for welfare research scientists and students, veterinarians involved in welfare assessment, and indeed anyone with a professional interest in the welfare of poultry.

Table contents:

Part I: Introduction

1. Overview of commercial poultry production systems and their main welfare challenges

Part II: Management: Hatch to slaughter

2. The effects of hatchery practices on the welfare of poultry

3. Rearing young birds for adaptability

4. Electrical stunning of poultry

5. Gas and low atmospheric pressure stunning

Part III: Welfare assessment on the farmassessment

7. Poultry welfare assessment on the farm: Focusing on the individual

Part IV: Continuing challenges

8. Skeletal problems in contemporary commercial laying hens

9. Feather pecking and cannibalism: Can we really stop beak trimming?

10. Sustainability of laying hen housing systems

11. Stocking density: Can we judge how much space poultry need?

12. Understanding social behavior for better flock management

13. Welfare issues in turkey production

Part V: Emerging issues

14. The future of poultry pest management

15. Using genetic approaches to improve host responses to environmental stressors

16. Backyard flock production

17. Mass depopulation

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