Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach 3rd Edition

Improving Animal Welfare

A practical and updated reference on assessing and improving animal welfare in commercial livestock systems. The third edition combines scientific evidence with practical recommendations covering lameness, heat stress, body condition, transport injuries, handling, euthanasia, slaughter, pain relief, and abnormal behavior. It also addresses sustainability, new technologies, precision agriculture, and emerging approaches to animal welfare.

Key Features

• Practical animal welfare assessment
• Livestock welfare management
• Lameness assessment
• Heat stress
• Body condition scoring
• Transport-related injuries
• Animal handling
• Euthanasia practices
• Slaughter welfare
• Pain recognition and relief
• Abnormal behavior
• Scientific welfare indicators
• Sustainability
• Precision agriculture
• New technologies in animal welfare