Measuring and Auditing Broiler Welfare

. Ed(s): Weeks, C. A.; Butterworth, A.

ISBN 10: 0851998054 / ISBN 13: 9780851998053

Published by CABI Publishing, 2004

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In response to concerns about animal welfare, food assurance schemes are now incorporating standards for animal welfare. This is particularly important in the poultry industry, where much attention has focused on the welfare of brollers (meat birds). Editor(s): Weeks, C. A.; Butterworth, A. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 907. . 2004. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Measuring and Auditing Broiler Welfare
• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851998054
• ISBN 13: 9780851998053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In response to concerns about animal welfare, food assurance schemes are now incorporating standards for animal welfare. This is particularly important in the poultry industry, where much attention has focused on the welfare of broilers (meat birds). However, there is as a result a greater need for scientifically-based methods for the measurement and auditing of welfare.This book brings together papers by international experts from the academic, professional and industrial sectors. It examines practical ways of measuring and auditing broiler welfare on-farm, during transit and pre-slaughter. Related marketing issues and future developments such as automation, are also discussed.

About the Author

Dr Andy Butterworth MRCVS is Reader in Animal Science and Policy in the Clinical Veterinary School, University of Bristol, UK. Andy teaches and carries out research in the areas of animal disease and production, animal welfare and legislation, behavioural biology, and animal welfare assessment in both farm and wild animals. He is a member of the European Food Standards Agency Scientific Panel on Animal health and Welfare, and chairs the EEER (Ethics, Economics, Education and Regulation) of the Farm Animal Welfare committee in the UK. He is editor in Chief of Elsevier's journal Veterinary and Animal Science, he lectures widely and publishes in books, and the academic and trade press, with over 200 publications to date.