Livestock housing : modern management to ensure optimal health and welfare of farm animals / / edited by Andres Aland, Thomas Banhazi.
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- ""Acknowledgements""; ""Table of contents""; ""Preface""; ""Andres Aland and Thomas Banhazi""; ""Part 1 Historical introduction""; ""1. A short history of livestock production""; ""J. Hartung""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Livestock production in the ancient times""; ""1.3 Livestock production in the Middle Ages""; ""1.4 The new age of livestock production""; ""1.5 The development of livestock production since the 19th century""; ""1.6 Livestock farming today and in future""; ""1.7 Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgement""; ""References""; ""Part 2 General aspects of livestock buildings""
- ""2. A review of the impact of housing on dairy cow behaviour, health and welfare""""C.J.C. Phillips1, B. Beerda2, U. Knierim3, S. Waiblinger4, L. Lidfors5, C.C. Krohn6, E. Canali7, H. Valk8, I. Veissier9 and H. Hopster10""; ""Abstract""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2. The effects of housing dairy cows on their opportunities to perform natural behaviour""; ""2.3. Health and reproduction in relation to housing""; ""2.4. Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""3. A cow comfort monitoring scheme to increase the milk yield of a dairy farm""
- ""4.2 Lying and walking surfaces in cattle""""4.3. Lying and walking surfaces for pigs""; ""4.4. Lying and walking surfaces in poultry""; ""4.5. Conclusion""; ""References""; ""5. Housing of sows during farrowing: a review on pen design, welfare and productivity""; ""L.J. Pedersen, J. Malmkvist and H.M.L. Andersen""; ""Abstract""; ""5.1 Background""; ""5.2 Welfare consequences of the farrowing crate""; ""5.3 Space for sow and piglets in farrowing crates""; ""5.4 Piglet mortality in relation to housing""; ""5.5 Design of farrowing pens for loose housed sows""
- ""5.6 Design of farrowing pens for loose housed sows""""5.7 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Part 3 Feed, water, bedding and waste management""; ""6. The impact of feeding and drinking management, and bedding and waste management, on animal health, welfare and performance""; ""I. Ekesbo""; ""Abstract""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 The impact of feeding and drinking management on animal health, welfare and performance""; ""6.3 The impact of bedding management and flooring on animal health, welfare and performance""
- ""6.4 The impact of waste management on animal health, welfare and performance""