The Welfare of CattleAnimal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companion, zoo and laboratory animals. The increased attention given to farm animal welfare in the West derives largely from the fact that the relentless pursuit of financial reward and efficiency has led to the development of intensive animal production systems that challenge the conscience of many consumers in those countries. In developing countries, human survival is still a daily uncertainty, so that provision for animal welfare has to be balanced against human welfare. Welfare is usually provided for only if it supports the output of the animal, be it food, work, clothing, sport or companionship. In re- ity, there are resources for all if they are properly husbanded in both developing and developed countries. The inequitable division of the world’s riches creates physical and psychological poverty for humans and animals alike in many parts of the world. Livestock are the world’s biggest land user (FAO, 2002) and the population is increasing rapidly to meet the need of an expanding human population. Populations of farm animals managed by humans are therefore increasing worldwide, and there is the tendency to allocate fewer resources to each animal. |
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... reduced contact with humans, although their value in providing companionship, particularly for certain groups such as the elderly, is increasingly recognised. Consumers also rarely have any contact vii Animal Welfare Series Preface.
... reduced contact with humans, although their value in providing companionship, particularly for certain groups such as the elderly, is increasingly recognised. Consumers also rarely have any contact vii Animal Welfare Series Preface.
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... reduced reproductive success would seem promising in providing information about poor welfare. There is much evidence that animals in poor condition (e.g. those that are ill or suffering from chronic stress) are less likely to reproduce ...
... reduced reproductive success would seem promising in providing information about poor welfare. There is much evidence that animals in poor condition (e.g. those that are ill or suffering from chronic stress) are less likely to reproduce ...
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... reduce milk production and feed intake. By examining detailed records of milk production and feed intake from a ... Reduced feed3 Hock injury 131 109 48 Systemic mastitis 143 160 30 Acute metritis 145 57 47 Ketosis 131 20 72 Very ...
... reduce milk production and feed intake. By examining detailed records of milk production and feed intake from a ... Reduced feed3 Hock injury 131 109 48 Systemic mastitis 143 160 30 Acute metritis 145 57 47 Ketosis 131 20 72 Very ...
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... reduce the incidence of lameness. Obtaining more objective information to assess the magnitude of the impact of lameness on animal welfare has proved difficult. Lameness reduces animal welfare to the extent that animals are experiencing ...
... reduce the incidence of lameness. Obtaining more objective information to assess the magnitude of the impact of lameness on animal welfare has proved difficult. Lameness reduces animal welfare to the extent that animals are experiencing ...
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... reduced flexion of joints, making the legs appear stiff. In some cases, lame cows show an obvious arch to their back, their heads may bob up and down markedly and their back legs will either swing out or swing in. Normally when cows ...
... reduced flexion of joints, making the legs appear stiff. In some cases, lame cows show an obvious arch to their back, their heads may bob up and down markedly and their back legs will either swing out or swing in. Normally when cows ...
Contents
| 15 | |
Stress and Physiological | 43 |
Animal Behaviour | 70 |
Acute or ShortTerm Challenges to Animal Welfare | 115 |
Housing for Adult Cattle | 142 |
Housing for Growing Animals | 181 |
Feeding and Nutrition | 211 |
Stockmanship and the Interactions | 229 |
Conclusions | 254 |
Index | 305 |
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The Welfare of Cattle Jeffrey Rushen,Anne Marie de Passillé,Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk,Daniel M. Weary Limited preview - 2007 |
The Welfare of Cattle Jeffrey Rushen,Anne Marie de Passillé,Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk,Daniel M. Weary No preview available - 2010 |
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Page ii - Clive Phillips, Series Editor Professor of Animal Welfare and Director, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Australia. Reference: Food and Agriculture Organisation (2002).
Page vii - This series has been designed to provide academic texts discussing the provision for the welfare of the major animal species that are managed and cared for by humans. They are not detailed blueprints for the management of each species, rather they describe and consider the major welfare concerns of the species, often in relation to the wild progenitors of the managed animals.
Page 273 - Emotional behavior in the rat. I. Defecation and urination as measures of individual differences in emotionality. J. Comp. Psychol. 18, 385.403. HALL, CS (1936a). Emotional behavior in the rat. II. The relationship between need and emotionality.
Page vii - ... animals on farms and in laboratories are tended by fewer and fewer humans in the drive to enhance labour efficiency. In today's busy lifestyle pets too may suffer from reduced contact with humans, although their value in providing companionship, particularly for certain groups such as the elderly, is increasingly recognised.
Page vii - Some, such as many pet owners, aim for what they believe to be the highest levels of welfare provision, while others, deliberately or through ignorance, keep animals in impoverished conditions or even dangerously close to death. Religious beliefs and directives encouraging us to care for animals have been cast aside in an act of supreme human selfconfidence, stemming largely from the accelerating pace of scientific development. Instead, today's moral codes are derived as much from media reports of...
Page 268 - Chrousos. GP (1999) Stress hormones. Thl/Th2 patterns. pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines and susceptibility to disease.
Page 302 - Wells, SJ, Fedorka-Cray, PJ, Dargatz, DA, Ferris, K. and Green, A. 2001 . Fecal shedding of Salmonella spp. by dairy cows on farm and at cull cow markets.
Page 3 - Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes (1992) 146.