Livestock Behaviour: a practical guide

by Ronald Kilgour

Overview

The book aims to bring together the essential information on animal behaviour for those concerned with the husbandry, management and welfare of farm animals. It provides information to make fuller use of labour, reduce accidents, and increase the wellbeing and productivity of farm livestock.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429725388
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/08/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	334
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Kilgour, Ronald

Table of Contents

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Cattle -- Sheep -- Goat -- Deer -- Horse -- Pig -- Hen -- Dog -- Handling and Welfare -- Definitions of Welfare -- Definitions of Intensive and Factory Farming -- Viewpoints on Welfare -- Approach to a Practical Behaviour Problem -- Behaviour Inventories or Ethograms -- Further Reading