Sustainable animal production: the challenges and potential developments for professional farming

An understanding of sustainability in animal production is becoming increasingly necessary since the global demand for food is expected to dramatically increase in the coming decades. In this context, raising animals for the production of food will become increasingly challenging. Farm animals shoul...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen Academic 2009
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Summary:An understanding of sustainability in animal production is becoming increasingly necessary since the global demand for food is expected to dramatically increase in the coming decades. In this context, raising animals for the production of food will become increasingly challenging. Farm animals should not adversely compete with humans for their own sustenance, and food of animal origin should be safe and affordable. The production of healthy animals will therefore be a prerequisite. Such animals will efficiently convert their feed into food that can be certified as nutritive and safe. In addition there is growing evidence that there should be a focus on animal welfare, and environmental pollution related to animal farming must be minimized. Indeed the equation to resolve the constraints on animal production is complex and multifactorial. It is inarguable that the environment and the feed that is offered to animals, are key elements
Item Description:Based on papers given at the 13th Congress of the International Society for Animal Hygiene, held in Tartu, Estonia, June 17-21, 2007. - Includes bibliographical references and index
pt. 1. Animal hygiene for a more sustainable animal production -- pt. 2. Impact of the environment on cattle behaviour, health and performance -- pt. 3. Impact of the environment on pig behaviour, health and performance -- pt. 4. Impact of the environment on poultry behaviour, health and performance -- pt. 5. The lessons for the future
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (496 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9086866859
9789086866854
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-685-4