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Zusatztext 'This new book by Jacky Turner shakes the foundations of animal breeding on the grounds that too often it brings consequences that are unforeseen! unjustified! or just plain unfair. Her case is built on a persuasive mixture of compassion! good writing and hard evidence. It needed to be said! it is said well and it concerns us all.'Professor John Webster! University of Bristol! UK'Very relevant to today's debates about animal welfare and breeding. This book should appeal to a broad audience of informed members of the public! welfare scientists! animal industrialists! and others associated with animal management.'Professor Clive Phillips! Foundation Chair of Animal Welfare! School of Veterinary Science! University of Queensland! Australia'This important book looks at some of the most urgent animal welfare issues facing global animal production over the coming decades.' Philip Lymbery! Chief Executive! Compassion in World Farming'This interesting! eye-opening work will appeal to a wide range of readers.'Choice Informationen zum Autor Jacky Turner is co-editor of Animals! Ethics and Trade (Earthscan! 2006) and Long Distance Transport and Welfare of Farm Animals (CABI! 2008) and has contributed to the Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relations (Greenwood Press! 2007) and to the Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare (Greenwood Press! 2010). Zusammenfassung Discusses the methods, the motivations and the consequences of human intervention in animal breeding in terms of animal health, behaviour and well-being. This book explores where we are and the choices ahead, and looks to a future where we have more respect for animals as sentient beings and where we could loosen the reins of reproductive control. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. The Industrialisation of Animal Genetics2. Breeding for Productivity3. Productivity and Animal Health4. Productivity and Welfare: Animal Behaviour5. Companion Animal Breeding: Ideal Standards6. Companion Animal Breeding: Welfare! Professionals and Owners7. Sports Animals: Breeding Gladiators8. Surpluses and Rejects9. Traditional! Rare and Fancy Breeds10. Pedigrees and Purity11. Population Control: Pests! Aliens and Endangered Species12. Laboratory Animal Breeding: Designed for Science13. Eugenics! Commerce and Control in Human and Animal ReproductionIndex ...
