Wageningen Academic Publishers - Catalogue 2015

2 Animal & veterinary science
Wageningen Academic
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Improving farm animal welfare
Science and society working together: the Welfare
Quality approach
edited by: Harry Blokhuis, Mara Miele, Isabelle Veissier and
Bryan Jones
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, multidisciplinary
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 synthesises 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.
© 2013 – 232 pages – EUR 54 – USD 81
Edited volume
paperback ISBN 978-90-8686-216-0
e-book ISBN 978-90-8686-770-7
www.WageningenAcademic.com/welfarequality
Livestock housing
Modern management to ensure optimal health and
welfare of farm animals
edited by: Andres Aland and Thomas Banhazi
Appropriate housing that promotes excellent
health and high welfare for different livestock
species is an essential aspect of sustainable
animal production. The appropriate design of
livestock buildings is a fast changing and ever
improving professional endeavour. This book
is set out to review the ‘current best practice
management’ in relation to all key design
elements of livestock buildings. It is important
to manage these buildings correctly to generate environmental
conditions that will enhance the health and welfare of livestock, the
health of farm workers and people living near farming operations.
Livestock housing is written for all those who are involved in managing
the health and welfare conditions of housed livestock on commercial
farms, including farm workers, animal scientists, veterinarians,
agricultural engineers and of course students. Contributions have
been solicited from highly respected specialists from around the
world. All key areas of housing management are reviewed, including
feeding, watering, ventilation and waste management systems.
Furthermore, issues such as the control of emissions, role of bedding,
maintenance of hygiene, the management of thermal and aerial
environment as well as the use of modern technological tools in the
service of livestock management are discussed. This book provides a
unique forum for leading international experts to convey up-to-date
information to professionals involved in modern animal production.
© 2013 – 496 pages – EUR 84 – USD 125
Edited volume
hardback ISBN 978-90-8686-217-7
e-book ISBN 978-90-8686-771-4
www.WageningenAcademic.com/livestockhousing
Sustainable animal production
The challenges and potential developments for
professional farming
edited by: A. Aland and F. Madec
An understanding of sustainability in animal
production is becoming increasingly necessary
since the global demand for food is expected
to dramatically increase in the coming
decades. In this context, raising animals
for the production of food will become
increasingly challenging. Farm animals
should not adversely compete with
humans for their own sustenance,
and food of animal origin should be
safe and affordable. The production
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of healthy animals will therefore be a prerequisite. Such animals
will efficiently convert their feed into food that can be certified as
nutritive and safe. In addition there is growing evidence that there
should be a focus on animal welfare, and environmental pollution
related to animal farming must be minimized. Indeed the equation
to resolve the constraints on animal production is complex and
multifactorial. It is inarguable that the environment and the feed that
is offered to animals, are key elements of sustainability in livestock
and poultry production.
This book addresses the major issues related to animal health and
welfare maintenance in relation to their environment, as well as
housing emissions and waste management. Experiments, reviews and
expert opinions and scenarios for the future are presented. Each of the
chapters has been written by scientists with international reputations.
The language used, and the examples and the illustrations provided,
make it easy to read. The book is of major and current interest to
teachers and students in animal and veterinary sciences and to
professionals: veterinarians, farm managers, agricultural advisers
worldwide.
© 2009 – 496 pages – EUR 83 – USD 116
Edited volume
hardback ISBN 978-90-8686-099-9
e-book ISBN 978-90-8686-685-4
www.WageningenAcademic.com/sap