Animal Husbandry Regained

Author : John Webster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849714204

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Animal Husbandry Regained by John Webster Pdf

The farming of animals for meat and milk confronts a stark dilemma. While world demand from a growing and more affluent human population is increasing rapidly, there are strong counter-arguments that we should eat less meat and pay more attention to environmental protection, animal welfare and human health and well-being. The aim of this book is to identify and explain the causes and contributors to current problems in animal husbandry, especially those related to 'factory farming', and advance arguments that may contribute to its successful re-orientation. Husbandry is considered in its broadest sense, namely the productive and sustainable use of the land for the good of all (plants, humans and other animals). The first part of the book outlines principles and arguments necessary to engage with current problems: depletion of natural resources and destruction of environment, animal welfare, food and health, fair trade and sharing resources. These arguments are illustrated by examples and sufficient evidence to justify the argument without obscuring the message. The second part presents a series of constructive proposals for change and development in animal husbandry, both in the developed world and subsistence agriculture. These include more integrated crop and livestock farming systems, the ethics of animal welfare and environmental management, and the evolution of a new social contract whereby the rights of the people to a fair share of good, safe food and a green and pleasant land are matched by a shared responsibility to preserve these things.

Author : A. Kumar
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Livestock
ISBN : 8183560725

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Animal Husbandry by A. Kumar Pdf

Contents: Animal Husbandry is intended primarily as a text for the basic course in Animal Industries and Farm Animals, as the case may be. It should prove useful as a reference bok for those involved in livestock production. This book is not an encyclopaedia. Rather, it is a concise and up-to-date collection of those facts and judgements that can give a beginning student a wellrounded and clear picture of the scope, importance, and operation of our great livestock, packing, and diary industries. Since many students major in other fields and make this their principal contact with a very important field of knowledge, an effort has been made to confine the material to the essential facts and to maintain student interest by the liberal use of pictures, tables and charts.

Author : John Webster
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119857082

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Animal Welfare by John Webster Pdf

Animal Welfare An Accessible Overview of the Concept of Sentience Throughout the Animal Kingdom and Why It Matters to Humans Animal Welfare explores the concept of sentience and the development of sentient minds throughout the animal kingdom. The work provides improved definitions and analysis of the ideas of sentience, cognition, and consciousness, along with evidence of advanced mental formulation in birds, fish, and invertebrates. Considerations between humans and animals are also discussed, such as outcome-based ethics in relation to humans’ duties of care and the rights and wrongs of domestication. The work is divided into three parts and covers key topics such as: Specifics of animal sentience, from pain and suffering, to fear and dread, all the way to animals’ social life and the comfort/joy/hope/despair they experience What we know about the sentience of different classes of animals in the waters, air, savannah/plains, and forests Considerations on human interactions based on animal sentience, including death (killing), animal farms, animals in laboratories, wild animals in captivity, and animals in sports and entertainment Analysis on what humans can learn from animals based on what we know about their varying levels of sentience Animal Welfare serves as an invaluable analysis of animal sentience for students, teachers, and professionals directly involved in the study, teaching, and applications of animal behavior, motivation, and welfare. Thanks to the wide-ranging implications of animal sentience, the work will also appeal to everyone with a broader interest in animal behavior and human/animal interactions.

Author : Andrew Knight,Clive Phillips,Paula Sparks
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000635768

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Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight,Clive Phillips,Paula Sparks Pdf

This handbook presents a much-needed and comprehensive exploration of the rapidly growing fields of animal welfare and law. In recent years there has been increasing attention paid to our complex, multifaceted relationships with other animals, and in particular, the depth and breadth of various societal uses of animals. This has led to a reconsideration of their moral and social status, which has sometimes challenged the interests of those who use animals. In such a contested domain, sound evidence and reasoning become particularly important. Through firm commitment to such principles, this book explores the biological foundations for the moral consideration of animals and for evolving conceptualisations of animal welfare. It reviews in detail the welfare concerns associated with numerous forms of animal use. The inclusion of key recent developments such as climate change, pandemics, and antimicrobial resistance, ensures this text is among the most current in its field. The ethical implications of the various uses of animals by society are considered, and chapters provide important recommendations for reforms of practice, law, or policy. The status of animal law internationally, and in major world regions, is reviewed. Finally, the book considers human behavioural change and strategies for improving stakeholder communication and education. The handbook is essential reading for students and scholars of animal welfare, animal law and animal ethics everywhere, and for policy-makers and other professionals working in the animal welfare sector.

Author : Charles Sumner Plumb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Livestock
ISBN : UCAL:$B659367

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Beginnings in Animal Husbandry by Charles Sumner Plumb Pdf

Author : Christine Janet Nicol
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889743513

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Frontiers in Animal Science – Highlights From Its First Year by Christine Janet Nicol Pdf

Author : Joyce D'Silva,Carol McKenna
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351010993

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Farming, Food and Nature by Joyce D'Silva,Carol McKenna Pdf

Livestock production and its use of finite resources is devastating biodiversity and pushing wildlife to the brink of extinction. This powerful book examines the massive global impact caused by intensive livestock production and then explores solutions, ranging from moving to agroecological farming to reducing consumption of animal products, including examples of best practice and innovation, both on land and within the investment and food industries. Leading international contributors spell out the problems in terms of planetary limits, climate change, resources, the massive use of cereals and soy for animal feed, and the direct impact of industrial farming on the welfare of farmed animals. They call for an urgent move to a flourishing food system for the sake of animals, the planet and us. Some offer examples of global good practice in farming or the power of the investment community to drive change, and others highlight food business innovation and exciting developments in protein diversification. Providing a highly accessible overview of key issues, this book creates a timely resource for all concerned about the environmental, social and ethical issues facing food, farming and nature. It will be an invaluable resource and provide inspiration for students, professionals, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the general reader.

Author : Christian Snider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 163239779X

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Animal Husbandry by Christian Snider Pdf

The management and care of farm animals through which the genetic qualities and behavior of the animals are designed to be advantageous to humans is called animal husbandry. Selective breeding is an alternative term used to refer to animal husbandry. This book explores all the important aspects of animal husbandry in the present day scenario focusing on different breeding techniques and advanced husbandry practices. This book will provide interesting topics for research which interested readers can take up. The researchers included herein are of utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. This book includes contributions of experts and scientists which will provide innovative insights into this field.

Author : Colin T. Whittemore
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789086868674

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Animal farming by Colin T. Whittemore Pdf

Animal farming' is a readable, thought-provoking, honest, and unstuffy account of what really happens on Europe's and Britain's animal farms, and how animal farming came to be that way. Stories behind modern farming practices are revealed and concerns are raised over how our farms will look in the future. Fascinating insights and unpalatable questions are presented into the ways that animals are - often wrongly - fed, bred, housed and managed. Learning comes from failures, so the book is more about failures than successes. The author combines well researched facts with well found experience. He commends and condemns in equal measure; often in unexpected ways. A broad range of subjects is covered in the book. What domestication now means for farm animals. How selective breeding has changed them for better and worse. The mixed blessings of government support and subsidisation. The story of abuse of animals' rights and welfare is dealt with in detail, as are ideas of respect and compassion, and the inadequate ways in which animals are fed. The author describes a broken marketing system for livestock products, and also considers organic farming. Lastly, in the present environment of agricultural upheaval in Europe, how can science and technology take animal farming forward? What are the chances of the wrongs being righted - what will tomorrow's farmed animals be for?

Author : Joyce D'Silva,John Webster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317203131

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The Meat Crisis by Joyce D'Silva,John Webster Pdf

Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis. Globally, 70 billion farm animals are used for food production every year. It is well accepted that livestock production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts a rough doubling of meat and milk consumption in the first half of the 21st century, with particularly rapid growth occurring in the developing economies of Asia. What will this mean for the health and wellbeing of those animals, of the people who consume ever larger quantities of animal products, and for the health of the planet itself? The new edition of this powerful and challenging book explores the impacts of the global growth in the production and consumption of meat and dairy, including cultural and health factors, and the implications of the likely intensification of farming for both small-scale producers and for animals. Several chapters explore the related environmental issues, from resource use of water, cereals and soya, to the impact of livestock production on global warming and issues concerning biodiversity, land use and the impacts of different farming systems on the environment. A final group of chapters addresses ethical and policy implications for the future of food and livestock production and consumption. Since the first edition, published in 2010, all chapters have been updated, three original chapters re-written and six new chapters added, with additional coverage of dietary effects of milk and meat, antibiotics in animal production, and the economic, political and ethical dimensions of meat consumption. The overall message is clearly that we must eat less meat to help secure a more sustainable and equitable world.

Author : C. S. Plumb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1344543053

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Beginnings in Animal Husbandry by C. S. Plumb Pdf

Author : Steven McMullen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137434746

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Animals and the Economy by Steven McMullen Pdf

This book explores the economic institutions that determine the nature of animal lives as systematically exploited objects traded in a market economy. It examines human roles and choice in the system, including the economic logic of agriculture, experimentation, and animal ownership, and analyses the marginalization of ethical action in the economic system. Animals and the Economy demonstrates that individual consumers and farmers are often left with few truly animal-friendly choices. Ethical participants in the economy must either face down an array of institutional barriers, or exit mainstream markets entirely. This book argues that these issues are not necessary elements of a market system, and evaluates a number of policy changes that could improve the lives of animals in the context of a market economy.

Author : Bill Pritchard,Rodomiro Ortiz,Meera Shekar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781317596240

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Routledge Handbook of Food and Nutrition Security by Bill Pritchard,Rodomiro Ortiz,Meera Shekar Pdf

The concept of food and nutrition security has evolved and risen to the top of the international policy agenda over the last decade. Yet it is a complex and multi-faceted issue, requiring a broad and inter-disciplinary perspective for full understanding. This Handbook represents the most comprehensive compilation of our current knowledge of food and nutrition security from a global perspective. It is organized to reflect the wide scope of the contents, its four sections corresponding to the accepted current definitional frameworks prevailing in the work of multilateral agencies and mainstream scholarship. The first section addresses the struggles and progression of ideas and debates about the subject in recent years. The other sections focus on three key themes: how food has been, is and should be made available, including by improvements in agricultural productivity; the ways in which politico-economic and social arenas have shaped access to food; and the effects of food and nutrition systems in addressing human health, known as food utilisation. Overall, the volume synthesizes a vast field of information drawn from agriculture, soil science, climatology, economics, sociology, human and physical geography, the nutrition and health sciences, environmental science and development studies.

Author : John Webster
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119550228

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Understanding the Dairy Cow by John Webster Pdf

A comprehensive and thoroughly revised text on dairy science that contains information on the most recent developments The fully updated third edition of Understanding the Dairy Cow explores the scientific principles that provide a foundation for understanding the animal’s body system. The comprehensive text also reveals how to properly manage dairy cattle with economic efficiency whilst taking into consideration the cow’s welfare. The revised new edition contains expanded coverage on topics including insight into cow behaviour and welfare, genetic selection indices, new strategies for control of mastitis and lameness and information on the overworked cow. It also contains the most recent developments in breeding, nutrition and management. Is an authoritative text on the dairy cow that covers a wide-ranging subject area including the science, disease and husbandry Presents the information and knowledge necessary for the efficient and humane management of cows Includes expanded coverage on a variety of topics such as cow behaviour and welfare, and genetic selection indices Highlights major new developments in the field Covering both the basics and recent developments in dairy science, Understanding the Dairy Cow 3rd Edition is ideal for students in agriculture and veterinary science and for professionals working in the complex business of dairy farming.

Author : Charles Iseard Bray,Gustavus Adolphus Schmidt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Livestock
ISBN : UCAL:$B659355

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Practical Activities in Animal Husbandry by Charles Iseard Bray,Gustavus Adolphus Schmidt Pdf