Tucker - Advances in Cattle Welfare

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Edited by

Cassandra B. Tucker

Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition

A volume in the Advances in Farm AnimalWelfare series

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Sarah J.J. Adcock , University of California, Davis, CA, United States

Nigel B. Cook , University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States

Trevor J. DeVries , University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

Lily N. Edwards-Callaway , Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States

Marcia I. Endres , University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, United States

John B. Gaughan , The University of Queensland, Gatton, QL, Australia

Margit B. Jensen , Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Caroline Lee , CSIRO, Armidale, NSW, Australia

Karin E. Schtz , AgResearch Limited, Hamilton, New Zealand

Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein , Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada

Rachel Toaff-Rosenstein , University of California, Davis, CA, United States

Cassandra B. Tucker , University of California, Davis, CA, United States

Christoph Winckler , University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Joy Mench

Animal welfare began to emerge as a scientific discipline in the 1960s, and there is now a large body of published research addressing a range of fundamental and applied topics. However, the field is currently in a stage of transition, with an increasing emphasis on translating the knowledge that has been gained into real world improvements. This is necessitating new and ever more sophisticated research approaches, including the collection of more complex data with an increasing focus on solutions, the development and use of new research methodologies and technologies, and integration of information across different disciplines. It also requires enhancing communication and collaboration among diverse stakeholders, as well as developing science-based approaches for setting best practice standards and on-site welfare assessments to help ensure public confidence.

The five books in this series provide overviews of key scientific approaches to assessing and improving the welfare of farm animals and address how that science can be translated into practice. The books are not meant to provide a comprehensive overview, but instead focus on selected hot topics and emerging issues for cattle, pigs, poultry, and sheep (as well as the overarching issue of linking animal welfare science and practice). Advances and challenges in these areas are presented in each book in the form of an integrated collection of focused review chapters written by top experts in the field. The emphasis is not just on discussing problems, but on identifying methods for mitigating those problems and the knowledge gaps that remain to be filled.

Although the topic reviewed in the cattle, pig, poultry, and sheep books are tailored to those most important for the particular species, all of the books include an overview of production systems and discussion of the most pressing animal welfare challenges and important advances associated with those systems from the perspectives of normal and abnormal behavior, animal health, and pain management. Emphasis is placed on both management and genetic approaches to improving welfare, as well as on emerging scientific tools for investigating questions about the welfare of that species. As relevant, the books also include reviews on humananimal interactions and transport and/or slaughter. Finally, practical tools for in situ (on the farm, during transport, or at the slaughter facility) assessment of welfare are presented. The reviews in the overview volume focus on animal welfare in the context of agricultural sustainability, and also address how science can be translated into practice taking into account ethical views, social developments, and the emergence of global standards.

The topics covered by these books are highly relevant to stakeholders interested in the current and future developments of farm animal welfare policies, including farmers, food industry, retailers, and policy makers, as well as researchers and veterinary practitioners. The editors hope that they serve not only to help improve farm animal welfare but also to encourage discussion about future directions and priorities in the field.