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Improving farm animal welfare : science and society working together : the welfare quality approach / edited by Harry Blokhuis et al ....

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ; pbkISBN:
  • 9789086862160
  • 9086862160
  • 9789086862160:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 636.0832
Contents:
Introduction / Harry Blokhuis, Bryan Jones, Isabelle Veissier, Mara Miele -- Changes in farming and in stakeholder concern for animal welfare / Mara Miele, Harry Blokhuis, Richard Bennett, Bettina Bock -- Introduction -- Changes in animal farming in the post World War II era and the emergence and role of animal welfare science -- Development of animal welfare science -- EU policy and legislation on the protection of farm animal welfare -- Changes in farming and in stakeholders' concerns for animal welfare -- Public perception of animal welfare in Europe -- Animal welfare : from production to consumption / Henry Buller -- Introduction -- Citizens as consumers of welfare -- The retailer response : creating and managing consumer choice -- Ways forward -- The "Welfare Quality" vision / Harry Blokhuis, Isabelle Veissier, Bryan Jones, Mara Miele -- Introduction -- Accommodating the different animal welfare 'drivers' -- The "Welfare Quality" approach -- Holistic approach -- Science-society dialogue -- Focus on animal-based measures -- Welfare improvement strategies and management support -- Practicality and feasibility -- A European Union and global reach -- "Welfare Quality" principles and criteria / Linda Keeling, Adrian Evans, Björn Forkman, Unni Kjaernes -- Introduction -- Discussion within "Welfare Quality" on the principles and criteria -- Discussion with society -- Future implications --
Development of welfare measures and protocols for the collection of data on farms or at slaughter / Isabelle Veissier, Christoph Winckler, Antonio Velarde -- Introduction -- How the welfare measures were developed -- How the protocol was developed -- Practical testing of the protocols -- Conclusion : what lesson did we learn? -- Integration of data collected on farms or at slaughter to generate an overall assessment of animal welfare / Raphaëlle Botreau, Christoph Winckler, Antonio Velarde -- Introduction -- The scoring system : how we interpret and synthesize the information -- Testing the scoring model using "Welfare Quality" datasets -- Results obtained on European farms and the value of feedback -- Conclusion -- Welfare improvement strategies / Xavier Manteca, Bryan Jones -- Introduction -- Reducing handling stress and improving stockmanship -- Reducing lameness in broiler chickens -- Reducing neonatal mortality in pigs -- Alleviating social stress in beef cattle -- Alleviating aggression and social stress in pigs -- Discussion and the way ahead -- Conclusions -- Relevance and implementation of "Welfare Quality" assessment systems / Andy Butterworth, Harry Blokhuis, Bryan Jones -- Introduction -- A stepwise approach (road map) to using the "Welfare Quality" assessment system -- Training programs and lessons learned -- Some issues of applicability -- Implementing the "Welfare Quality: assessment system for different purposes -- Assessing and improving farm animal welfare: the way forward / Harry Blokhuis, Bryan Jones, Mara Miele, Isabelle Veissier -- Introduction -- Governance of development and implementation -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1. Partners in the "Welfare Quality" project.
Summary: How do you define the quality of life of a farmed animal? This timely book addresses the complex and often controversial issues surrounding the assessment and improvement of farm animal welfare. Based on a large, multi-disciplinary EU funded research project called Welfare Quality, it discusses the relevance of science based welfare assessments and the importance of establishing a fruitful dialogue between science and society. An outline is given of the development of a workable welfare assessment system for cattle, pigs and chickens as well as practical ways of improving the animals' quality of life. This book synthesizes the huge body of work carried out by the largest ever international network of scientists and stakeholders in Welfare Quality. It describes some of the obstacles encountered and their solution and why particular paths were chosen. It also clearly sets out what still needs to be done and presents selected strategies and technologies (automation, proxy indicators, targeting of risk factors, etc.) designed to ensure the continued improvement of welfare and its assessment. The book provides a valuable source of knowledge on farm animal welfare for social and animal scientists, students, teachers, policy makers, lobby groups and the animal industry.
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CW027

CW078

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Harry Blokhuis, Bryan Jones, Isabelle Veissier, Mara Miele -- Changes in farming and in stakeholder concern for animal welfare / Mara Miele, Harry Blokhuis, Richard Bennett, Bettina Bock -- Introduction -- Changes in animal farming in the post World War II era and the emergence and role of animal welfare science -- Development of animal welfare science -- EU policy and legislation on the protection of farm animal welfare -- Changes in farming and in stakeholders' concerns for animal welfare -- Public perception of animal welfare in Europe -- Animal welfare : from production to consumption / Henry Buller -- Introduction -- Citizens as consumers of welfare -- The retailer response : creating and managing consumer choice -- Ways forward -- The "Welfare Quality" vision / Harry Blokhuis, Isabelle Veissier, Bryan Jones, Mara Miele -- Introduction -- Accommodating the different animal welfare 'drivers' -- The "Welfare Quality" approach -- Holistic approach -- Science-society dialogue -- Focus on animal-based measures -- Welfare improvement strategies and management support -- Practicality and feasibility -- A European Union and global reach -- "Welfare Quality" principles and criteria / Linda Keeling, Adrian Evans, Björn Forkman, Unni Kjaernes -- Introduction -- Discussion within "Welfare Quality" on the principles and criteria -- Discussion with society -- Future implications --

Development of welfare measures and protocols for the collection of data on farms or at slaughter / Isabelle Veissier, Christoph Winckler, Antonio Velarde -- Introduction -- How the welfare measures were developed -- How the protocol was developed -- Practical testing of the protocols -- Conclusion : what lesson did we learn? -- Integration of data collected on farms or at slaughter to generate an overall assessment of animal welfare / Raphaëlle Botreau, Christoph Winckler, Antonio Velarde -- Introduction -- The scoring system : how we interpret and synthesize the information -- Testing the scoring model using "Welfare Quality" datasets -- Results obtained on European farms and the value of feedback -- Conclusion -- Welfare improvement strategies / Xavier Manteca, Bryan Jones -- Introduction -- Reducing handling stress and improving stockmanship -- Reducing lameness in broiler chickens -- Reducing neonatal mortality in pigs -- Alleviating social stress in beef cattle -- Alleviating aggression and social stress in pigs -- Discussion and the way ahead -- Conclusions -- Relevance and implementation of "Welfare Quality" assessment systems / Andy Butterworth, Harry Blokhuis, Bryan Jones -- Introduction -- A stepwise approach (road map) to using the "Welfare Quality" assessment system -- Training programs and lessons learned -- Some issues of applicability -- Implementing the "Welfare Quality: assessment system for different purposes -- Assessing and improving farm animal welfare: the way forward / Harry Blokhuis, Bryan Jones, Mara Miele, Isabelle Veissier -- Introduction -- Governance of development and implementation -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1. Partners in the "Welfare Quality" project.

How do you define the quality of life of a farmed animal? This timely book addresses the complex and often controversial issues surrounding the assessment and improvement of farm animal welfare. Based on a large, multi-disciplinary EU funded research project called Welfare Quality, it discusses the relevance of science based welfare assessments and the importance of establishing a fruitful dialogue between science and society. An outline is given of the development of a workable welfare assessment system for cattle, pigs and chickens as well as practical ways of improving the animals' quality of life. This book synthesizes the huge body of work carried out by the largest ever international network of scientists and stakeholders in Welfare Quality. It describes some of the obstacles encountered and their solution and why particular paths were chosen. It also clearly sets out what still needs to be done and presents selected strategies and technologies (automation, proxy indicators, targeting of risk factors, etc.) designed to ensure the continued improvement of welfare and its assessment. The book provides a valuable source of knowledge on farm animal welfare for social and animal scientists, students, teachers, policy makers, lobby groups and the animal industry.

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