Livestock housing : modern management to ensure optimal health and welfare of farm animals / edited by Andres Aland, Thomas Banhazi.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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