Measuring and auditing broiler welfare /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Butterworth, A. (Andrew) (Editor), Weeks, C. (Claire) (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
Subjects:	Broilers (Chickens) > Health. Broilers (Chickens) > Quality. Poultry products > Quality. Animal Behaviour. Animal Welfare. Automation and Control. Farm and Horticultural Structures. Laws and Regulations. Meat Producing Animals. Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of Animals. Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Animals, (New March 2000) Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals, (New March 2000) Abnormal behaviour. Aetiology. Animal behaviour. Animal welfare. Auditing. Automation. Behaviour. Biosafety. Broilers. Chicken meat. Environmental control. Fowl diseases. Fowls. Legislation. Measurement. Meat and livestock industry. Meat production. Poultry. Quality controls. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction / Claire Weeks
Lameness / J. Mench
Measuring and Auditing the Welfare of Broiler Breeders / P.M. Hocking
Pododermatitis and Hock Burn in Broiler Chickens / C. Berg
Evaluating the Impact of Metabolic Disorders on the Welfare of Broilers / R.J. Julian
Infectious Disease : Morbidity and Mortality / A. Butterworth
Abnormal Behaviour and Fear / G.S. Sanotra and C.A. Weeks
The Significance of Biosecurity to Broiler Welfare / M. Pattison
Feed / S.H. Gordon, A.W. Walker and D.R. Charles
Light / N.B. Prescott, H.H. Kristensen and C.M. Wathes
Air Hygiene / C.M. Wathes
Stocking Density / W. Bessei
Transport and Handling / M.A. Mitchell and P.J. Kettlewell
Primary Processing of Poultry / S. Wotton and L.J. Wilkins
Comparing Welfare in Different Systems / S.M. Haslam and S.C. Kestin
Human Factors Influencing Broiler Welfare / P.H. Hemsworth and G.J. Coleman
Auditing Systems : Are We Effective? / P. Cook
Is UK Farm Assurance Delivering Good Welfare? / D.C.J. Main and H.R. Whay
Using Welfare Outcomes to Control Intensification : the Swedish Model / C. Berg and B. Algers
Developing and Implementing a Welfare Audit in the Australian Chicken Meat Industry / J.L. Barnett and P.C. Glatz
Does Broiler Welfare Matter, and to Whom? / D.B. Morton
Public Attitudes and Expectations / M.C. Appleby
A Global Perspective on Broiler Welfare Standards / P. Lymbery
Measuring Broiler Chicken Behaviour and Welfare : Prospects for Automation / L.P.J.J. Noldus and R.G. Jansen.