The Welfare of Cattle / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9781402065576 Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication date: 12/18/2007 Series: Animal Welfare , #5 Edition description: 2008 Pages: 310 Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d) This book covers all aspects of research into the welfare of dairy, veal and beef cattle, covering behavior, nutrition and feeding, housing and management, skmanship, and stress physiology, as well as transport and slaughter. It also offers a detailed and critical analysis of the main indicators of animal welfare and covers the main threats to animal welfare in modern cattle production systems.