Livestock health and welfare /
edited by Roy Moss.
- Harlow, Essex, England : Longman Scientific & Technical, c1992.
- xviii, 420 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Longman veterinary health series .
CONTENTS
Definition of health and welfare health and welfare: definitions animal welfare- the protagonists welfare codes of practice e.tc
Monitoring systems using clinical, subclinical and behavioral records for improving health and welfare why the need for monitoring systems definition and measurement of farm animal health and welfare disease recording e.tc
Other clinical diagnostic methods stress and hormone release hematological examination standard biochemical tests e.tc
Behavior, stress and disease domestication and behavior behavior-methods of study and mechanisms abnormal behavior e.tc
Legislation for health the background why do governments intervene the basis for a control programme different approaches to disease control e.tc
Welfare in national and international legislation primary welfare legislation in great Britain basic principles council of Europe e.tc
Private health schemes history objectives of herd health schemes factors affecting the uptake of herd health schemes e.tc
Problems of feeding and housing: their diagnosis and control diagnosis of feeding problems energy protein e.tc
Role of animal welfare societies nationally and internationally the international scene euro group for animal welfare animal welfare and the veterinarian e.tc
The impact of biotechnology on animal health and welfare biotechnology historical development new biotechnology e.tc
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-408) and index.