The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has estimated that 87% of transported poultry is broiler chickens. Broiler death losses during transport average 0.2% but can vary greatly. In layers, poor feather cover is associated with more mortalities, and in broilers, poor...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has estimated that 87% of transported poultry is broiler chickens. Broiler death losses during transport average 0.2% but can vary greatly. In layers, low feather cover is associated with more mortalities and in broilers, poor health ...

Effective pasture and grazing utilization involves understanding and appreciation of the individual components (land, plant, animal and management) and their potential interactions that can affect various outcomes. The goals of different managers make some pasture management strategies more...

This chapter combines sections on whitefishes, charrs, Atlantic salmon and Pacific salmons and trouts, with a view to detailing key aspects of their biology and culture.

Xilingol in Nei Menggu, China, has undergone major land degradation and parts have become desert within the past few decades. The dynamic pulse of stocking rate on the spatio-temporal patterns of grassland degradation was altered and this was a key contributing factor, along with large-scale...

Millions of animals are transported long distance (over 8 h) in Europe each year and there has long been concern that this poses serious welfare issues for livestock. These journeys, sometimes in adverse conditions, regularly involve transporting animals thousands of kilometres to slaughter. Routes ...

This chapter discusses the feeding behaviour and preference of goats on natural and cultivated pastures, the different grazing techniques and the choice of grazing techniques for goats. The effects of stocking rate and pasture integration with concentrates on the feeding behaviour and milk...

This chapter discusses the increasing awareness of animal welfare around the world and outlines the effective auditing programmes on animal handling, truck loading and unloading and transport stocking density by large, corporate meat buyers. The importance of stockmanship and economic losses from...

This chapter covers the implementation of effective animal welfare auditing programmes. The 6 critical control points for effective auditing are outlined: percentage of animals rendered insensible with one application of the stunner; percentage of animals rendered insensible before hoisting,...