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Alternative Systems for Poultry
. Ed(S): Sandilands, Victoria; Hocking, Paul M.
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Description for Alternative Systems for Poultry
Compares and contrasts alternative housing with conventional and traditional systems for commercial poultry (laying hens, meat chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and gamebirds) with regards to welfare, disease, health, nutrition, sustainability and genotype-environment interaction. This book is suitable for researchers and students in poultry science. Editor(s): Sandilands, Victoria; Hocking, Paul M. Series: Poultry Science Symposium Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 89 illustrations. BIC Classification: MZ; TVHP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 988.
Recent interest in how poultry are housed and managed in order to ensure profitability, sustainability, and good levels of animal welfare, are challenging issues that commercial poultry keepers face, particularly where legislation is bringing about legal requirements for housing. This book compares and contrasts alternative housing with conventional and traditional systems for commercial poultry (laying hens, meat chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and gamebirds) with regards to welfare, disease, health, nutrition, sustainability and genotype-environment interaction.
Recent interest in how poultry are housed and managed in order to ensure profitability, sustainability, and good levels of animal welfare, are challenging issues that commercial poultry keepers face, particularly where legislation is bringing about legal requirements for housing. This book compares and contrasts alternative housing with conventional and traditional systems for commercial poultry (laying hens, meat chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and gamebirds) with regards to welfare, disease, health, nutrition, sustainability and genotype-environment interaction.
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
Poultry Science Symposium Series
Number of Pages
376
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845938246
SKU
V9781845938246
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About . Ed(S): Sandilands, Victoria; Hocking, Paul M.
Victoria gained a PhD in poultry behaviour and has been employed as a behaviour and welfare scientist at the Scottish Agricultural College since 2001. Her work focuses on finding ways to house and manage poultry that is sensitive to their needs while still being profitable for the poultry farmer. As well as conducting research and writing over 50 ... Read more
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