Welfare of Pigs

From Birth to Slaughter

de Luigi Faucitano (éditeur), Allan L. Schaefer (éditeur)
Collection : Hors Collection
mars 2008
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Présentation

Sur les 700 références disponibles sur le bien-être animal, cette synthèse scientifique est la plus accessible de toutes. Tous les aspects ayant trait au bien-être des porcs sont discutés, de la sélection génétique au croisement, sans oublier le transport et l'abattoir. Les auteurs, des experts scientifiques renommés pour leurs connaissances et travaux dans le domaine du bien-être des porcs, proposent une synthèse approfondie et une évaluation empirique des connaissances, méthodes et techniques d'élevage porcin actuellement mises en œuvre. En outre, ils expliquent, à partir d'exemples scientifiques, comment le bien-être animal augmente la rentabilité. Cet ouvrage s'adresse aux enseignants, chercheurs, étudiants et associations
œuvrant pour le bien-être animal, aux industriels et à toutes les personnes impliquées dans la chaîne de production ainsi qu'aux éleveurs soucieux du bien-être des porcs.

Sommaire

Preface

Chapter 1. Welfare concepts
Abstract
1. Welfare definition
2. Welfare and needs
3. Welfare and feelings
4. Welfare and stress
5. Welfare and health
6. Welfare and pain
7. Welfare concepts in relation to assessment
References

Chapter 2. Assessment of pig welfare
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Neuroendocrine systems
3. Behaviour
4. Production and pathology
5. Conclusion and perspectives
References

Chapter 3. The welfare of pregnant and lactating sows
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Hunger and thirst
3. Discomfort
4. Pain and injuries
5. Behavioural needs
6. Fear, stress and suffering
References

Chapter 4. The welfare of piglets
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Comfort and housing requirements
3. Nutrition and welfare
4. Viability and health
5. Behavioural needs
6. Fear, stress and suffering
7. Conclusions
References

Chapter 5. The welfare of growing-finishing pigs
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Welfare of the recently weaned and nursery pig
3. Main Grow-Finish period
4. Housing and environmental effects on welfare and meat quality of the G-F pig
5. Research opportunities to improve Grow-Finisher pig welfare
6. Conclusions
Reference

Chapter 6. The welfare of pigs during transport
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Loading density
3. Transport distance and duration
4. Vehicle design
5. Non-ambulatory animals or those otherwise unfit for transport
6. Conclusions
References

Chapter 7. Effects of preslaughter handling on stress response and meat quality in pigs
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Critical points within the pre-slaughter period
3. Conclusions
References

Chapter 8. Welfare of pigs during stunning and slaughter
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Handling during stunning
3. Stunning methods
4. Killing of pigs on the farms during disease outbreaks
References

Chapter 9. Breeding pigs for improved welfare
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Genetics and animal breeding
3. Pig breeding today
4. Direct influence of breeding procedures on welfare
5. Heterosis improves piglet vitality
6. Selection for increased litter size requires selection for piglet survival
7. Maternal behaviour and fear
8. The sow’s ability to produce milk and to use body reserves
9. Relations between growth, leanness, feed conversion and welfare
10. Leg weakness and longevity
11. Selection against or for extreme stress sensitivity?
12. Selection for improved resistance to micro-organisms
13. Breeding instead of castration?
14. Selection against ‘bad behaviour’
15. Selection for decreased environmental sensitivity
16. More data are needed to improve welfare by breeding
17. The role of cooperation in improving pig welfare
18. Practical implications
References

Chapter 10. Human-pig relationships
Abstract
1. Human-animal relationships in pig production
2. Fear, productivity and welfare
3. Stockperson characteristics regulating the pig’s fear of humans
4. Other important job-related characteristics of the stockperson
5. Opportunities to improve human-animal interactions in the pig industry
6. Training
7. Selection of stockpeople
8. Conclusion
References

Chapter 11. The welfare of pigs: a social, ethical and scientific issue
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Debate about animal welfare
3. Animal welfare science
4. Animal welfare assurance programs
5. The application of animal welfare science
References

Index

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Annonce

Caractéristiques

Langue(s) : Anglais

Editeur : Éditions Quae

Co-éditeur : Wageningen Academic Publishers

Edition : 1ère édition

Collection : Hors Collection

Publication : 11 mars 2008

Référence Livre relié : 02077

EAN13 Livre relié : 9782759200863

Format (en mm) Livre relié : [NR]

Nombre de pages Livre relié : 316

Poids (en grammes) : 720

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