Cattle Welfare in Dairy and Beef Systems: A New Approach to Global Issues

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of all aspects of  the welfare of cattle. It starts with a consideration of animal welfare  science and its application to the management of cattle and moves  through to discussions of the challenges and opportunities for providing  good welfare for cattle in farming and husbandry systems across the  globe. The first section comprises three chapters that discuss the  social, behavioural and physiological methods that can be used to assess  welfare in cattle. The second section considers the welfare challenges  of beef and dairy cattle in extensive and intensive systems. The third  section details welfare challenges such as at slaughter, during handling  and in the growing period and details solutions such as the use of  sensors and application of animal breeding techniques. The final section  addresses welfare challenges and solutions in achieving sustainability,  in smallholder farms in Africa and new entrant dairying in Asia and cow  shelters in India. 

This work makes a valuable  contribution to the field of animal welfare and modern livestock  farming. It is a must-read for researchers and students, veterinarians  as well as industry personnel and informed farmers and producers.