| The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions Contributor(s): Benson, G. John (Author), Rollin, Bernard E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813804736 ISBN-13: 9780813804736 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $110.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions in the first title in Blackwell Publishing's groundbreaking Issue sin Animal Bioethics Series. This important book examines the ethical and economic importance of production animal well-being and approaches to ameliorating pain and distress in these animals--topics of increasing concern to consumers and society as a whole. With contributions from the world's leading experts on this subject, this book points the way to proactive solutions for animal welfare. "The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions" offers veterinarians, veterinary and agriculture students, animal scientists, and food animal producers practical methods to enhance farm animal well-being and greater understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of those methods. With a variety of perspectives from respected experts and specialists, this book conveys new research finings and promotes valuable discourse on critical issues. Most importantly, editors Benson and Rollin provide feasible approaches to put theory into practice. This book is a must-have for those interest in animal welfare. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - Food Animal |
| Dewey: 636.089 |
| LCCN: 2003020487 |
| Series: Issues in Animal Bioethics |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.02" W x 10.14" (1.79 lbs) 378 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions is the first title in Blackwell Publishing Professional's groundbreaking series Issues in Animal Bioethics. This important book examines the ethical and economic importance of production animal well-being and pain management--topics of increasing concern to consumers. The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions offers veterinarians, veterinary and agriculture students, animal scientists, and food animal producers both practical methods to enhance farm animal well-being, and greater understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of those methods. With a variety of perspectives from respected experts and specialists, this book conveys new research findings and promotes valuable discourse on critical issues. Most importantly, editors Benson and Rollin provide feasible instruction to put theory into practice. The theories and applications presented in this book are likely to be legislated in the future. Therefore, it is important for veterinarians in production animal medicine to keep abreast of the latest issues in promoting animal well-being, and implement sound animal welfare methods every day. The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions provides the information veterinarians need to do both. |