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Animal Welfare and Meat Production
Contributor(s): Gregory, Neville G. (Author), Grandin, Temple (Author)

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 ISBN: 1845932153     ISBN-13: 9781845932152
Publisher: Cabi
OUR PRICE: $86.45  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: March 2007
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Annotation: Animal welfare issues are becoming increasingly prominent in animal prodution, for both economic and moral reasons. This book presents a clear understanding of the relationship between the welfare of major food animal species and their physiology, and the direct impact this has on meat
quality. This new edition focuses on recent research and developments and also looks into welfare in aquaculture.
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry
- Medical | Veterinary Medicine - General
Dewey: 636.083
LCCN: 2006028228
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.81" W x 9.53" L (1.54 lbs) 400 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents, Textbook
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 09/01/2007 pg. 10
 
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Animal welfare issues are becoming increasingly prominent in animal prodution, for both economic and moral reasons. This book presents a clear understanding of the relationship between the welfare of major food animal species and their physiology, and the direct impact this has on meat quality. This new edition focuses on recent research and developments and also looks into welfare in aquaculture.

Contributor Bio(s): Grandin, Temple: - Temple Grandin is Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin's work includes design of animal handling systems, research on livestock behavior, and auditing animal welfare. She has visited 26 countries and has served on the OIE animal welfare ad hoc committee for slaughter. Her previous livestock books are: Livestock Handling and Transport, Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals and Humane Livestock Handling. Her popular press books on animal behavior have been both U.S. and international bestsellers. Throughout her career, Dr. Grandin has worked to combine scientific research results with practical application in the field. In North America, half the cattle are handled in equipment she designed for meat plants. She has received awards for her work on animal welfare from both the livestock industry and animal welfare NGO's. She has awards from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The American Meat Institute, American Society for Animal Science and the Humane Society of the U.S.
 
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