Author : Lily Nowell Edwards
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Animal welfare
ISBN :
Author : Sandra Edwards
Publisher : Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Animal welfare
ISBN : 9781786764430
This collection reviews the genetic and developmental factors that affect pig behaviour and assesses ways of optimising pig welfare at different stages of production, from breeding to slaughter.
Author : Luigi Faucitano
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 45,64 MB
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9086866379
The current scientific literature contains reviews and articles on specific aspects of pig production and farm animal welfare. This book is intended to be a reference text that covers all aspects of pig production, on the basis of scientific results. This work contains current, easy-to-understand scientific reviews on animal welfare with over 700 specific references to animal welfare. All aspects of animal welfare with respect to pigs are discussed, from genetic selection and breeding to transportation and slaughter. This work was written by scientific experts renowned for their knowledge and work in the area of pig welfare. Their common goal was to provide an in-depth review and empirical assessment of pig production concepts, knowledge and techniques in use today. Through scientific examples, the authors explain how improving animal welfare increases profitability. This work is intended for academics, researchers, students, animal welfare associations, industry and anyone who is involved in the production chain or concerned about the welfare of pigs being raised on farms.
Author : Jeremy N. Marchant-Forde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 33,74 MB
Release : 2008-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402089090
The domestic pig is perceived as an animal with intelligence and character and yet, in the industrialized world, the majority of people have had little or no contact with them. Pigs are subject to a wide range of environments from the tropics to the sub-arctic, ranging from small-scale, extensive systems to large-scale intensive systems. They may spend their whole life on one farm or may be subject to long-distance transport multiple times. Not surprisingly, many aspects of their life experiences can impact their welfare. This book brings together a team of leading pig welfare research scientists to review the natural history of the pig, the welfare of pigs at different stages of life and to indicate what the future holds in terms of pig welfare. The text is aimed at researchers and teachers working in veterinary and animal science together with those working in the pig industry and for governmental and non-governmental animal welfare organizations.
Author : Cynthia Petrie Smith
Publisher :
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Animal housing
ISBN :
Stockperson training represents an integral component of any successful farm operation. This resource guide was developed to assist swine producers, farm managers, extension specialists, and others in locating educational resources regarding swine housing, care, and welfare. The guide contains a detailed listing of training materials, books, selected web pages, and an extensive bibliography. Farm managers, extension agents, and others, are encouraged to be creative with the resources listed and integrate their use into their regular farm training programs.
Author : Irene Camerlink
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 2023-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0323856764
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.
Author : Irene Camerlink
Publisher : 5m Books Ltd
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1789181208
A concise practical handbook on high welfare standards in pig farming for people who work directly with animals. The aim is to improve animal health and farm profitability through introducing good husbandry practices and finding low cost solutions to improve welfare for the animals. Aimed at farmers, stockmen, food industry personnel, and agricultural students, the book explains why welfare is important for the animal and the farm, what good welfare looks like, how to measure welfare in practice using assessment tools, and practical advice for improving welfare for pigs. (5m Books)
Author : John F. Patience
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 24,22 MB
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9086867561
'Feed efficiency in swine' has been prepared as a comprehensive treatise on the current state of our understanding of this topic which is so important to the pork industry. Each chapter is written by international authorities who understand both the science and application of their topic area. The book provides detailed insight into the many factors affecting feed efficiency, ranging from diet processing to herd health, from nutrition to physiology and from day-to-day barn management to the adoption of advanced technologies. The authors explain such practical aspects as the challenge of interpreting feed efficiency information obtained on farm or the role of liquid feeding. The authors also delve into more scientific topics such as amino acid or energy metabolism or animal physiology. This book is written for people who have a technical interest in pork production, including nutritionists, geneticists, farm management specialists, veterinarians, other academics and, of course, pork producers.
Author : P. D. Warriss
Publisher : CABI
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 25,91 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1845935934
Outlining the core principles of the subject, this introductory-level textbook covers the production of meat, its structure and chemical composition, meat quality and hygiene, and animal welfare, handling and slaughter. The new edition has been updated to cover significant advances such as the process of conditioning, leading to the tenderization of meat, and new coverage of the use of molecular genetic techniques to try to select animals for improved meat quality. It is an essential text for students and professionals in food science and technology, those working in the meat industry, meat inspectors, and vets. * New larger format in two colors throughout * Fully revised and updated including new coverage of genomics * Carefully selected references and titles for further reading
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 2001
Category :
ISBN :
Animal welfare in the swine industry; Animal welfare issues in the intensive farming of pigs in the european; On-farm quality management, pre-harvest food safety and certification for the pork industry; Pig welfare and meat quality: a United Kingdom view; Pig welfare during loading and transportation: a North American perspective; Pig welfare and meat quality. A Brazilian view; Stress during transport and quality of pork; An european view; Effects of preslaughter handling on the pig welfare and its influence on meat quality; Reducing losses from farm gate to packer a Canadian's perspective; Post mortem changes and pork quality; Post-slaughter carcass treatments and quality deviations in the transformation of muscle into meat in swine; Effect of stunning and slaughter methods on pork quality; Characterization of fat quality in pigs; Quality indexes for an objective classification of Iberian pig carcasses; Pork quality and proceesing; Pig welfare during pre-slaughter and stunning; Bien etre des porcs lors des operations de pre-abattage et d'anasthesie; Estimation of lean yield of pork carcasses based on different methodologies measuring fat and muscle depth; Use of entire males for pig production; Early post-mortem optical on-line measurements in the near infrared spectral range for predicting rn genotype in pigs; Slaughter of entire male pigs - a Brazilian vision; Improving processes to grade and to add value to pork carcasses in Brazil; Livestock production and quality of life in transition societies; First international virtual conference on pork quality - final remarks.
