Full Description
Advances in Pig Welfare, Second Edition continues its complete coverage of the field with fully updated information and analysis of current issues in the key areas of pig welfare. It is a comprehensive review covering both recent developments and persistent welfare issues. The book has been expanded with 10 new chapters addressing the most relevant and significant issues in industry with a more global perspective.
The book is divided into four sections, starting with an introduction (Part 1) to major topics in pig welfare, such as pigs' needs, including affective states and positive animal welfare. Part two provides an overview of production systems and reviews welfare hotspots and mitigation. Part three covers pig welfare management topics, such as pig-human interactions and precision livestock farming. Global perspectives on pig welfare, including economics, legislation, farmers attitudes and climate change, are covered in Part 4.
Written by an international team of renowned researchers in the field, the book continues to be a useful resource for practicing vets involved in welfare assessment, welfare research scientists and students, and indeed, anyone with a professional interest in the welfare of pigs.
Contents
Part One Introduction
1 Pigs' needs and wants
2 Pain in pigs: Characterisation and indicators
3 Stress in pigs: History, assessment, and interpretation
4 Affective states and cognition in pigs
5 Positive welfare: What does it add to the debate over pig welfare?
Part Two Pig welfare hotspots and mitigation
6 Overview of commercial pig production systems and their main welfare challenges
7 Mitigating hunger in pregnant sows
8 Sow longevity
9 Sow welfare in farrowing accommodation
10 Piglet mortality and morbidity: Inevitable or unacceptable?
11 Lifetime consequences of the early physical and social environment of piglets
12 Managing tail biting in pigs: Preventing risk factors or docking tails?
13 Gaining and maintaining interest: Recent advances in enrichment for pigs
14 Aggression in group-housed sows, weaners, and grower-finisher pigs
15 Transport of pigs to slaughter and associated handling
16 Slaughter of pigs
Part Three Pig welfare management topics
17 On-farm and post-mortem health assessment
18 Pig-human interactions: Creating a positive perception of humans to ensure pig welfare
19 Breeding for pig welfare: Opportunities and challenges
20 Precision livestock farming and technology in pig husbandry
21 Pigs as laboratory animals
Part Four Pig welfare from a global perspective
22 How much do people care about pig welfare, and how much will they pay for it?
23 Global developments in pig welfare: From legislation to market-driven change
24 The economics of pig welfare 000
25 Effects of climate change on pig welfare
26 Farmer attitudes towards pig welfare
