Table of Contents

Preface to Sixth Edition vii

Contributors x

1 Husbandry and Animal Welfare 1
John Webster

2 Behaviour as an Indicator of Animal Welfare 31
Christine Nicol

3 Dairy Cattle 59
Jean Margerison

4 Beef Cattle and Veal Calves 124
Bernadette Earley

5 Sheep 187
Cathy Dwyer and Pete Goddard

6 Pigs 243
Sandra Edwards

7 Laying Hens 284
Graham Scott

8 Broiler Chickens 328
Andy Butterworth

9 Goats 357
Alan Mowlem

10 Red Deer 381
Alison Hanlon and Laura Griffin

11 Horses and Donkeys 408
Helen(Becky) Whay

12 Farmed Fish 441
Joy Becker

13 South American Camelids 463
Cristian Bonacic

14 Turkeys 486
Stephen Lister

15 Ducks 499
Cormac O’Shea and Patrick Garland

16 Game Birds 515
David Welchman

17 Assessment, Implementation and Promotion of Farm Animal Welfare 534
John Webster

Index 552

About the Author

John Webster, MA, Vet MB, PhD, DVM (Hon), is Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol, UK. His acclaimed works include A Cool Eye Towards Eden, Limping Towards Eden, and Animal Husbandry Regained.

Jean Margerison, BSc, NDAg, PhD, is Associate Professor of Ruminant Nutrition at The University of Nottingham, UK. Her primary interest is the management of dairy cattle to promote their nutrition, health, behavior, and welfare within sustainable systems.