书目名称 | The Welfare of Farmed Ratites | 编辑 | Phil Glatz,Christine Lunam,Irek Malecki | 视频video | | 概述 | This is the first book that is solely devoted to an examination of the welfare of ratites.Reveals some of mysteries of farmed flightless birds, and discusses how they cope in a farming environment.Sta | 丛书名称 | Animal Welfare | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .This volume reviews, for the first time, the broad range of issues that affect the welfare of commercially farmed ratites. Although ratites incorporate several families of flightless birds this book focuses on the most commonly farmed ratites, the ostrich, emu and rhea. The readers are taken on a journey through all sectors of the industry, which include breeding, incubation, hatching, brooding, rearing, growth, transport and processing, with an emphasis on husbandry and management protocols that can impact bird welfare and health. Also discussed is the structure and sensory innervation of the skin and digits of the birds, and the potential welfare implications of industry practices on these structures. Each chapter in this volume focuses on a particular aspect of the commercial farming of ratites with contributing authors from a broad range of disciplines.. | 出版日期 | Book 2011 | 关键词 | conservation; emu; ethics; ostrich; ratite farming; rhea; welfare; Fish and Wildlife Biology | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19297-5 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-642-26851-9 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-642-19297-5Series ISSN 1572-7408 | issn_series | 1572-7408 | copyright | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 |
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