Human-livestock interactions : the stockperson and the productivity and welfare of intensively farmed animals /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Hemsworth, Paul H. (Author), Coleman, Grahame J. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2011.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Animal Welfare. Livestock. Animal Husbandry > ethics. Animal industry > Moral and ethical aspects. Animal welfare. Livestock > Effect of human beings on. Livestock > Research > Moral and ethical aspects. Animal Behaviour. Animal Husbandry and Production, (New March 2000) Professions; Practice and Service. Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000) Animal behaviour. Animal production. Attitudes. Behaviour. Domestic animals. Farm workers. Handling. Interactions. Man. Relationships. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : the stockperson as a professional : skills, knowledge and status
Farm animal welfare : assessment, issues and implications
Human-animal interactions and animal productivity and welfare
Attitudes of stockpeople
Stockperson behaviour and animal behaviour
A model of stockperson-animal interactions and their implications for livestock
Changing stockperson attitudes and behaviour
Conclusion : current and future opportunities to improve human-animal interactions in livestock production.