Human-livestock interactions the stockperson and the productivity and welfare of intensively farmed animals / Paul H. Hemsworth and Grahame J. Coleman.

Author/creator Hemsworth, Paul H.
Other author Coleman, Grahame J.
Format Electronic
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoWallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI,
Descriptionix, 194 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Contents Introduction: the stockperson as a professional: skills, knowledge and status -- Farm animal welfare: assessment, issues and implications -- Human-animal interactions and animal productivity and welfare -- Attitudes of stockpeople -- Stockperson behaviour and animal behaviour -- A model of stockperson-animal interactions and their implications for livestock -- Changing stockperson attitudes and behaviour -- Conclusion: current and future opportunities to improve human-animal interactions in livestock production.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010022610
ISBN9781845936730 (alk. paper)
ISBN1845936736 (alk. paper)