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| Type: | Book (edited) |
| Title: | Poultry Welfare Issues - Beak Trimming |
| Publisher: | Nottingham University Press |
| Publisher Place: | Great Britain |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| ISBN: | 9781904761204 |
| Editor: | Glatz, P. |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Edited by P. C. Glatz |
| Contents: | What is beak-trimming and why are birds trimmed? Ethics of beak-trimming and cannibalism. Acute and chronic pain in beak-trimmed chickens. The anatomy and innervation of the chicken beak: effects of trimming and re-trimming. Physiological and behavioural aspects of beak-trimming in poultry. Production responses of beaktrimmed birds. Bird health and handling issues associated with beak-trimming. Alternatives to beak-trimming: Environmental enrichment can reduce feather pecking; Genetics; Interaction between nutrition and cannibalism in laying hens; Light intensity; Management of body weight; Abrasive devices to blunt the beak tip; Use of fitted devices and stock wound sprays. References. Index. |
| Description (link): | http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12413918 |
| Appears in Collections: | Animal and Veterinary Sciences publications Aurora harvest 5 |
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