Pigs Welfare in Practice

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    Pigs Welfare in Practice Editors: Irene Camerlink, Xavier Manteca Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: 5m Publishing
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    Pages: 120 Language: English ISBN: 9781789181050 Categories: ,

    A concise practical handbook on high welfare standards in pig farming for people who work directly with animals. The aim is to improve animal health and farm profitability through introducing good husbandry practices and finding low cost solutions to improve welfare for the animals. Aimed at farmers, stockmen, food industry personnel and agricultural students, the book explains why welfare is important for the animal and the farm, what good welfare looks like, how to measure welfare in practice using assessment tools, and practical advice for improving welfare for pigs.

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    Author Biography

    Dr Irene Camerlink is ethologist at Scotland's Rural College. She has done research on pig behaviour and welfare for over 10 years, with an emphasis on both harmful and positive interactions between animals. She has published over 20 papers on this subject in scientific journals.