Broiler Chickens: Welfare in Practice Contributor(s): Mench, Joy (Author), Manteca, Xavier (Editor), de Jong, Ingrid (Author) |
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ISBN: 1789180155 ISBN-13: 9781789180152 Publisher: 5m Publishing OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - Food Animal |
Physical Information: 164 pages |
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Publisher Description: Broiler Chickens is a short practical book of guidelines and advice to good welfare practice in broiler chicken farming. With contributions from world expert researchers in poultry welfare, this book distils academic research into applied advice on the farm for industry and farm workers. The content covered includes health and disease impacts with a One Health focus, housing for optimal health, broiler breeders, hatchery management, broiler slaughter practices, transport, animal welfare assessment measures, and a discussion of welfare improvement measures on the farm. |