Download or read book Comprehensive Evaluation of Well being in Pigs written by Bjarne Kornbek Pedersen and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experiment was conducted to provide comparative scientific evidence for the well-being or ill-being of pigs while residing in different environments under intensive housing conditions. Four categories of indices--viz., productivity, including growth and feed-efficiency performance and health; physiology; immunology; and behavior were used for assessing the well-being of the animals involved. Productive, health, physiologic, immunophysiologic, and behavioral traits related to indicators of well-being were measured in 512 growing-finishing pigs in a 2 x 2 factorial experiment, the two factors being environmental enrichment and pen size. The results with respect to productive performance indicated that pigs' body-weight gain and feed conversion efficiency were similar regardless of treatment. However, lesion scores throughout the experiment were consistently higher in the enriched pens as compared to the barren. Based on the results for the productivity indicators it is suggested that the enriched environment did not improve pig well-being as compared to that of conspecifics in the relatively barren confinement environment. The results with respect to the physiologic traits--viz., gastric ulceration, adrenal weight, basal cortisol concentration, and ACTH challenge--as well as the immunophysiologic traits--viz., intradermal response to phytohemagglutinin and delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to sheep red blood cells did not differ due to treatment variables. Based on these indicators it was concluded that pig well-being was similar across treatments. Results with respect to behavioral indicators--viz., general behavior patterns, use of manipulanda, reaction to novelty, and defecation patterns revealed only few differences due to the treatment variables imposed. However, a test of the pigs' reaction to a novel situation indicated that animals in the enriched pens were less fearful than those in the barren. Although most of the indicators did not differ across treatments, the results did suggest that provision of enrichment features might have rewarded the pigs in a positive way and led to improved psychological well-being as compared to that experienced by conspecifics in the nonenriched environment.
Download or read book Livestock Environment VII written by American Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals written by Temple Grandin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behavior is shaped by both genetics and experience--nature and nurture. This book synthesizes research from behavioral genetics and animal and veterinary science, bridging the gap between these fields. The objective is to show that principles of behavioral genetics have practical applications to agricultural and companion animals. The continuing domestication of animals is a complex process whose myriad impacts on animal behavior are commonly under-appreciated. Genetic factors play a significant role in both species-specific behaviors and behavioral differences exhibited by individuals in the same species. Leading authorities explore the impact of increased intensities of selection on domestic animal behavior. Rodents, cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, herding and guard dogs, and poultry are all included in these discussions of genetics and behavior, making this book useful to veterinarians, livestock producers, laboratory animal researchers and technicians, animal trainers and breeders, and any researcher interested in animal behavior. Includes four new chapters on dog and fox behavior, pig behavior, the effects of domestication and horse behavior Synthesizes research from behavioral genetics, animal science, and veterinary literature Broaches fields of behavior genetics and behavioral research Includes practical applications of principles discovered by behavioral genetics researchers Covers many species ranging from pigs, dogs, foxes, rodents, cattle, horses, and cats
Download or read book Growth of the Pig written by G. R. Hollis and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth regulation with particular reference to the pig; Physiology andprincipled of muscle growth; Endocrine regulation of porcine adipose tissue development: cellular and metabolic aspects; Mapping genes for growth and development; The physical environment and swine growh; Why sick animals don't grow: an immunological explanation; Nutrition and growth: the concept and application of an ideal protein for swine growth; Evaluating pork carcasses composition and quality; Strategies for improving swine growth; Use of exogenous agents to regulate growth composition; Factors affecting the eating quality of pork.
Download or read book Livestock Environment IV written by Eldridge Collins and published by American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comprehensive Biotechnology written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 4876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive Biotechnology, Third Edition, Six Volume Set unifies, in a single source, a huge amount of information in this growing field. The book covers scientific fundamentals, along with engineering considerations and applications in industry, agriculture, medicine, the environment and socio-economics, including the related government regulatory overviews. This new edition builds on the solid basis provided by previous editions, incorporating all recent advances in the field since the second edition was published in 2011. Offers researchers a one-stop shop for information on the subject of biotechnology Provides in-depth treatment of relevant topics from recognized authorities, including the contributions of a Nobel laureate Presents the perspective of researchers in different fields, such as biochemistry, agriculture, engineering, biomedicine and environmental science
Download or read book The Well Being of Farm Animals written by G. John Benson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-06-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions is the first title in Blackwell Publishing Professional's groundbreaking series Issues in Animal Bioethics. This important book examines the ethical and economic importance of production animal well-being and pain management—topics of increasing concern to consumers. The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions offers veterinarians, veterinary and agriculture students, animal scientists, and food animal producers both practical methods to enhance farm animal well-being, and greater understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of those methods. With a variety of perspectives from respected experts and specialists, this book conveys new research findings and promotes valuable discourse on critical issues. Most importantly, editors Benson and Rollin provide feasible instruction to put theory into practice. The theories and applications presented in this book are likely to be legislated in the future. Therefore, it is important for veterinarians in production animal medicine to keep abreast of the latest issues in promoting animal well-being, and implement sound animal welfare methods every day. The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions provides the information veterinarians need to do both.
Download or read book Good Practices and Principles in Pig Farming written by Tanmoy Rana and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Livestock Handling and Transport written by Temple Grandin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handling and transport present some of the most severe stresses that farmed animals are likely to experience. There is growing interest in this subject, for reasons that are economic and related to animal welfare. This is a new edition of the successful book published in 1993, which was favorably reviewed. The original 19 review chapters have been updated and revised, to inlcude the latest research and a new chapter covering animal physiology is included. All aspects are covered including handling for veterinary and husbandry procedures, restraint methods, transport systems and design of facilities on farm and at slaughter plants.
Download or read book Advances in Pig Welfare written by Irene Camerlink and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Pig Welfare, Second Edition continues its complete coverage of key areas of pig welfare assessment, management and improvement. The book covers both recent developments and reviews of historical welfare issues, with 12 new chapters addressing the most relevant and significant issues from a global perspective. Sections review the needs of pigs, including chapters on the physical environment and the social and emotional needs of the animals, key welfare issues in the pig’s lifecycle from birth to slaughter, including weaning, aggression and pig-human interactions, and emerging topics such as prenatal stress, individual differences and organic farming. Final sections cover pig welfare and attitudes towards pig welfare amongst farmers and other stakeholders. Written by an international team of leaders in the field, the book continues to be a useful resource for practicing vets involved in welfare assessment, welfare research scientists and students, and indeed anyone with a professional interest in the welfare of pigs. Provides the most recent research applications in pig welfare Analyzes on-farm assessments of pig welfare, an extremely important marker for the monitoring of real welfare with impacts and implications for changes in other husbandry systems Includes factors that affect pig welfare, how to practically control these factors, and the impact that these factors have on animal health Provides new chapters on economics, husbandry, environment, climate change and precision livestock
Download or read book Milking Systems and Parlors written by Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service. Cooperative Extension and published by Natural Resource Agriculture and Engineering Service (Nraes). This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Ethics and the politics of food written by Matthias Kaiser and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Food has emerged as a political topic par excellence. It is increasingly involved in controversies at a transnational level, in relation to issues of access, dominance, trade and control in a shared global environment. At the same time, innovations in biotechnology and animal domestication have brought ethics to the forefront of food debates. Thus, we live in an era when the ethics and the politics of food must come together. This book addresses the ethics and the politics of food from a broad range of academic disciplines, including sociology, philosophy, nutrition, anthropology, ethics, political science and history. The chapters expose novel problem areas, and suggest guidelines for approaching them. Topics range from fundamental issues in philosophy to sustainability, from consumer trust in food to ethical toolkits. Transparency, power and responsibility are key concerns, and special attention is given to animal welfare, emerging technologies in food production and marine domestication. Together, the chapters represent a wide range of academic responses to the fundamental dilemmas posed by food production and food consumption in the contemporary world."
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Download or read book The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research written by Bernard E. Rollin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-03-13 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on considerations that maximize both scientific benefit and animal well-being for major species of animals used in biomedical research. Each species is discussed in terms of uses in research; basic biology; husbandry requirements; proper handling; disease control; anesthesia, analgesia, and stress control; natural behavior, behavioral needs, psychological needs, and social needs; and ideal environment for the animals. This book is a must for anyone working with experimental animals.
Download or read book Animal Welfare Information Center Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
