This chapter describes how to write clear animal welfare standards and guidelines that will be interpreted the same way by different people; the difference between animal-based outcome measures and input resource-based standards; how to determine the most important core criteria or critical points...

This chapter addresses the implementation of knowledge to improve animal care and welfare. Topics include the use of animal-based measurements to motivate farmers to reduce lameness and other welfare problems; how to use social marketing methods and innovation methods to promote improvements on the ...

A review on parathyroid physiology and calcium regulation was discussed. Highlight focused on the roles of parathyroid hormones, calcitonin, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, and other regulators of calcium regulators. This chapter also discussed the clinical aspects of diseases affecting the thyroid...

It is interesting to note that since the first edition of this book, the most significant welfare concerns for cattle during transport have remained unchanged. These concerns include the transport of unfit (sick, emaciated, debilitated) cattle, overloading - particularly in lightweight and young...

In this chapter, information on revising the anatomical landmarks of the equine hoof, what equipment is required to remove a shoe and how to remove a shoe safely for you, your patient and the horse handler were discussed.

This chapter discusses the problems with lameness and poor leg conformation; difficulty maintaining body condition in breeding females; behaviour problems associated with genetic selection that may be detrimental to animal welfare; loss of disease resistance; heart and circulatory problems; and...

The different aspects that affect the welfare of cattle in feedlots are described, including mud and manure, heat and cold stress, lameness, bovine respiratory disease (BRD), Mycoplasma bovis, liver abscesses, other internal lesions and preconditioning to prevent these health problems. Handling,...

This chapter defines cattle welfare and presents indicators that will show signs of care or stress during pre-slaughter, slaughter, transport, and issues related to animal welfare during feeding, surgical operations, disease outbreaks, animal sporting events and production.

This chapter briefly discussed the relationship between animal welfare and society (retailers, consumers, and farmers). From this relationships, five broad groups or categories of information demand were distinguished: to inform society about the welfare status of farm animals; to give food...

This chapter presents guidelines that large scale animal producers and big companies of meat and egg producing animals should follow in order to assure the public that the welfare of animals are being considered such as proper space allowance, ability to move, cage-free hens, and stress free...