Advances in Sheep Welfare (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition) - Softcover

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9780443140488: Advances in Sheep Welfare (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0443140480 ISBN 13: 9780443140488
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Advances in Sheep Welfare, Second Edition provides a detailed reference on advancements in sheep welfare. The book contains the most current knowledge on breeding practices, animal affective states, management strategies, farming and production practices, and the role of society and consumers in shaping the welfare debate. In addition to updating all chapters from the previous edition, completely new chapters are included on behavioral assessments of sheep welfare, the impact of climate change, and drivers of change for sheep producers. Stakeholders across the wool, dairy, and sheep meat supply chains will also benefit from this resource.

The book brings together a team of international experts to create the definitive resource on sheep welfare. It will serve as a key reference for researchers, instructors, and students at the post-graduate level who are interested in animal agriculture, especially those who study sheep and issues of animal welfare.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Drewe Ferguson leads the Livestock Systems Program within CSIRO Agriculture and Food. He is recognized for his research in advancing livestock welfare through improvements in livestock resilience and management and husbandry practices.

Caroline Lee leads the animal behavior and welfare team at CSIRO, Australia. Her research interests include developing novel methods to assess affective states, assessing cognition and learning and improving welfare assessment of farm animals.

Rebecca Doyle studies animal welfare from fundamental cognition to applied animal welfare research. She is a Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Director of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Andrew Fisher is Chair of Cattle and Sheep Production Medicine and Director of the Animal Welfare Science Centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has significant experience in animal welfare research, with a particular focus on production animal management, transport and pain management. He is also actively involved in the translation of animal welfare research into public and organizational policy.

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Advances in Sheep Welfare, Second Edition once again aims to provide readers with an interest or stake in the production of wool or meat from sheep with a detailed reference on advancements in sheep welfare. Like the first edition, this book will contain the most current knowledge on breeding practices, animal affective states, management strategies, farming and production practices, as well as the role of society and the consumer in shaping the welfare debate. In addition to updating all chapters from the previous edition, completely new chapters are included on behavioral assessments of sheep welfare, the impact of climate change, and drivers of change for sheep producers.

Advances in Sheep Welfare, Second Edition brings together a team of international experts in the definitive resource on sheep welfare. This book will serve as a key reference for researchers, instructors, and students at the post-graduate level interested in animal agriculture, especially those who study sheep and issues of animal welfare.

Stakeholders across the wool, dairy, and sheep meat supply chains will also benefit from this resource.

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Verlag
Woodhead Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2026
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0443140480
ISBN 13 
9780443140488
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
420
Herausgeber
Ferguson Drewe, Lee Caroline, Doyle Rebecca, Fisher Andrew
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