Measuring and auditing broiler welfare / edited by C. Weeks and A. Butterworth.

Measuring and auditing broiler welfare / edited by C. Weeks and A. Butterworth.

This book discusses the scientific basis for the measurement and auditing of the welfare of broilers for meat production. It is divided into three parts, where Part 1 presents the ways in which the birds can serve as indicators of welfare, Part 2 examines some of the more important aspects the chick...

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Online Access: Full text (Emerson users only)
Contributors: Weeks, C. (Claire), Butterworth, A. (Andrew)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA, USA : CABI Pub., ©2004.
Subjects:
Broilers (Chickens) > Health.
Broilers (Chickens) > Quality.
Poultry products > Quality.
Poultry products.
Poultry Products
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • Foreword / Ian Duncan
  • Introduction / Claire Weeks
  • Part 1: Outcomes (Animal based)
  • 1. Lameness / J. Mench
  • 2. Measuring and auditing the welfare of broiler breeders / P. Hocking
  • 3. Pododermatitis and hockburn in broiler chickens / C. Berg
  • 4. Evaluating the impact of metabolic disorders on the welfare of broilers / R. Julian
  • 5. Infectious disease
  • morbidity and mortality / A. Butterworth
  • 6. Abnormal behaviour and fear / G.S. Sanotra and C. Weeks
  • Part 2: Inputs (Resource based)
  • 7. The significance of biosecurity to broiler welfare / M. Pattison
  • 8. Measuring and assessing broiler welfare inputs: feed / S.H. Gordon, A.W. Walker and D.R. Charles
  • 9. Measuring and assessing broiler welfare inputs: light / N.B. Prescott, H.H. Kristensen and C.M. Wathes
  • 10. Air hygiene / C. Wathes
  • 11. Stocking density / W. Bessei
  • 12. Transport and handling / M. Mitchell and P. Kettlewell
  • 13. Primary processing of poultry / S. Wotton and L. Wilkins
  • Part 3: Welfare and Auditing Issues
  • Section 1: Production Systems
  • 14. Comparing welfare in different systems / S. Haslam and S.C. Kestin
  • 15. Human factors influencing broiler welfare / P. Hemsworth
  • Section 2: Examples of auditing schemes and their effectiveness in assuring welfare
  • 16. Auditing systems
  • are we effective? / P. Cook
  • 17. Is UK farm assurance delivering good welfare? / D. Main and H.R. Whay
  • 18. Using welfare outcomes to control intensification: The Swedish Model / C. Berg and B. Algers
  • 19. Developing and implementing a welfare audit in the Australian chicken meat industry / J.L. Barnett and P.C. Glatz
  • Section 3: Ethical, political and future perspectives
  • 20. Does broiler welfare matter and to whom? / D. Morton
  • 21. Public attitudes and expectations / M. Appleby
  • 22. A global perspective on broiler welfare standards / P. Lymbery
  • 23. Measuring broiler chicken behaviour and welfare: prospects for automation / L.P.J.J. Noldus and R.G. Jansen
  • Part 4: Poster papers
  • Index.

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