The welfare of domestic fowl and other captive birds /
Describes the welfare implications of keeping wild and domestic birds in captivity. The environmental and social requirements of various avian species are discussed and suggestions made for appropriate housing and management techniques. Particular attention is paid to human-bird interactions and t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; London :
Springer,
[2010]
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| Series: | Animal welfare (Springer) ;
v. 9. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Captive birds
- Human-bird interactions
- Welfare implications of housing captive wild and domesticated birds
- Training companion birds
- Welfare of captive birds in the future
- Domestic fowl
- Physical environment and its effect on welfare
- Nutrition, feeding and drinking behaviour, and welfare
- Impact of disease on welfare
- Managing poultry: human-bird interactions
- Welfare and ethical assessment of housing for egg production
- Stunning and slaughter
- Future of poultry welfare.