The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Duncan, Ian J. H. (Editor), Hawkins, Penny (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Animal Welfare, 9
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Veterinary medicine.; Behavioral sciences.; Zoology.; Animal genetics.; Animal physiology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.; Animal Physiology.; Behavioral Sciences.; Veterinary Medicine.

This book describes the welfare implications of keeping wild and domesticated birds in captivity. The environmental and social requirements of various avian species are discussed and suggestions made for appropriate housing and management techniques. Particular attention is paid to human-bird intera...

Table of Contents:

• Captive Birds
• Human–Bird Interactions
• The Welfare Implications of Housing Captive Wild and Domesticated Birds
• Training Companion Birds
• The Welfare of Captive Birds in the Future
• Domestic Fowl
• The Physical Environment and Its Effect on Welfare
• Nutrition, Feeding and Drinking Behaviour, and Welfare
• The Impact of Disease on Welfare
• Managing Poultry: Human–Bird Interactions and Their Implications
• The Welfare and Ethical Assessment of Housing for Egg Production
• Stunning and Slaughter
• The Future of Poultry Welfare.