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Livestock housing : modern management to ensure optimal health and welfare of farm animals /

Livestock housing : modern management to ensure optimal health and welfare of farm animals / edited by Andres Aland, Thomas Banhazi. - Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2013. - 491 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm

CW078 CW027

Includes bibliographical references and index.

short history of livestock production review of the impact of housing on dairy cow behaviour, health and welfare cow comfort monitoring scheme to increase the milk yield of a dairy farm Lying and walking surfaces for cattle, pigs and poultry and their impact on health, behaviour and performance Housing of sows during farrowing: a review on pen design, welfare and productivity impact of feeding and drinking management, and bedding and waste management, on animal health, welfare and performance Factors influencing water temperature on farms and the effect of warm drinking water on pig growth Eco-friendly and efficient management of solid animal manure Housing designs that optimize an animal’s thermal environment Managing thermal stress in feedlot cattle: environment, animal susceptibility and management options from a US perspective impact of ventilation and thermal environment on animal health, welfare and performance Constructing better piggery buildings by identifying factors contributing to improved thermal control under hot climatic conditions Control of emissions from livestock buildings and the impact of aerial environment on health, welfare and performance of animals : a review Controlling the concentrations of airborne pollutants in three different livestock facilities Environmental and management effects associated with improved production efficiency in a respiratory disease free pig herd in Australia proposed Livestock Burden Index (LBI) for airborne pollutants in livestock buildings Aiming at building cleanliness to keep livestock healthy Practical evaluation of cleaning methods that could be implemented in livestock buildings Modelling and influencing hygiene conditions in Australian livestock buildings Towards an automatic dairy cattle welfare monitoring sound makes the difference: the utility of real time sound analysis for health monitoring in pigs ease of movement: how automatic gait and posture analysis can contribute to early lameness detection in dairy cattle Lighting for laying hens: the effect of environmental factors on bird behaviour They have seen the light: 3D light distribution and effects of light intensity on animal welfare in swine husbandry Challenges to occupational and community health and the environment in animal production and housing: a North American perspective J. Hartung C.J.C. Phillips, B. Beerda, U. Knierim, S. Waiblinger, L. Lidfors, C.C. Krohn, E. Canali, H. Valk, I. Veissier and H. Hopster -- F.J.C.M. van Eerdenburg, S. Vázquez-Flores, J. Saltijeral-Oaxaca and E.N. Sossidou -- B.J. Lensink, E. Ofner-Schröck, M. Ventorp, P. Zappavigna, J. Flaba, H. Georg and D. Bizeray-Filoche -- L.J. Pedersen, J. Malmkvist and H.M.L. Andersen I. Ekesbo -- T. Banhazi and D. Rutley -- S.G. Sommer. Part 4. Ventilation and thermal environment -- L.D. Jacobson -- T.M. Brown-Brandl -- S.J. Hoff -- T. Banhazi and D. Rutley G. Gustafsson, S. Nimmermark and K-H. Jeppsson -- T. Banhazi -- T. Banhazi -- J. Seedorf. Part 6. Hygiene and cleanliness -- F. Madec -- T. Banhazi and B. Santhanam -- T. Banhazi V. Poikalainen, E. Kokin, I. Veermäe and J. Praks -- S. Ferrari, M. Silva, V. Exadaktylos, D. Berckmans and M. Guarino -- C. Bahr, A. Van Nuffel, S. Van Weyenberg and D. Berckmans -- S. Gunnarsson -- A. Costa, A. Van Brecht, M. Porro, D. Berckmans and M. Guarino K.J. Donham Pt. 1. Historical introduction. Chap. 1. A Pt. 2. General aspects of livestock buildings. Chap. 2. A chap. 3. A chap. 4 chap. 5 Part 3. Feed, water, bedding and waste management. chap. 6. The chap. 7 chap. 8 chap. 9 chap. 10 chap. 11. The chap. 12 Part 5. Airborne pollutants. chap. 13 chap. 14 chap. 15 chap. 16. A chap. 17 chap. 18 chap. 19 Part 7. Technological tools for managing livestock facilities. chap. 20 chap. 21. The chap. 22. The chap 23 chap. 24 Part 8. Occupational and community health aspects of animal production. chap. 25

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Veterinary hygiene.
Animal housing.
Livestock--Housing
Farming and Country Life.
Animal husbandry

/ .L5 2013

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