Improving farm animal welfare : : science and society working together: the Welfare Quality approach / / edited by Harry Blokhuis ... [et. al.].
How do you define the quality of life of a farmed animal? This timely book addresses the complex and often controversial issues surrounding the assessment and improvement of farm animal welfare. Based on a large, multi-disciplinary EU funded research project called Welfare Quality, it discusses the...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- ""Table of contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2. Changes in farming and in stakeholder concern for animal welfare""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Changes in animal farming in the post World War II era and the emergence and role of animal welfare science""; ""2.3 Development of animal welfare science""; ""2.4 EU policy and legislation on the protection of farm animal welfare""; ""2.5 Changes in farming and in stakeholders� concerns for animal welfare""; ""2.5.1 Differences between sector: management and regulation""
- ""2.5.2 Basic and high standard quality assurance schemes versus animal welfare and organic schemes""""2.5.3 Differences between countries: global competition and regulation via market or state""; ""2.6 Public perception of animal welfare in Europe""; ""2.7 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3. Animal welfare: from production to consumption""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Citizens as consumers of welfare""; ""3.2.1 Consumers for whom welfare is a central concern""; ""3.2.2 Consumers for whom welfare is a component of �quality�""; ""3.2.3 Hidden consumers""
- ""3.2.4 Consumers and ethical proxies""""3.3 The retailer response: creating and managing consumer choice""; ""3.3.1 Assurance""; ""3.3.2 Labelling""; ""3.4 Ways forward""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4. The Welfare Quality® vision""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Accommodating the different animal welfare �drivers�""; ""4.2.1 Public concerns and demands""; ""4.2.2 Product supply chains and markets""; ""4.2.3 Policy making and regulatory bodies""; ""4.3 The Welfare Quality® approach""; ""4.4 Holistic approach""; ""4.5 Science-society dialogue""; ""4.6 Focus on animal-based measures""
- ""4.7 Welfare improvement strategies and management support""""4.8 Practicality and feasibility""; ""4.9 A European Union and global reach""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5. Welfare Quality® principles and criteria""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Discussion within Welfare Quality® on the principles and criteria""; ""5.2.1 Good feeding""; ""5.2.2 Good housing""; ""5.2.3 Good health""; ""5.2.4 Appropriate behaviour""; ""5.3 Discussion with society""; ""5.3.1 Engaging with public opinion""; ""5.3.2 A brief overview of societal views about farm animal welfare""
- ""5.3.3 The relative agreement between scientific and societal views""""5.3.4 Responding to societal concerns15""; ""5.4 Future implications""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6. Development of welfare measures and protocols for the collection of data on farms or at slaughter""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 How the welfare measures were developed""; ""6.2.1 Selection of measures""; ""6.2.2 Testing promising measures""; ""6.2.3 Choice of measures""; ""6.2.4 Need for clear descriptions of measures and protocols""; ""6.3 How the protocol was developed""
- ""6.3.1 Construction of the protocol from the measures""