TY - BOOK AU - SANDILANDS,Victoria AU - HOCKING,Paul M. TI - Alternative systems for poultry: health, welfare and productivity SN - 9781845938246 (print) PY - 2012/// CY - Wallingford PB - CABI, KW - UDJG KW - DE-Zootehnie N1 - Index; Include referințe bibliografice; vol. 30; What are alternative systems for poultry?; The impact of legislation and assurance schemes on alternative systems for poultry welfare; Politics and economics; The effects of alternative systems on disease and health of poultry; Production systems for laying hens and broilers and risk of human pathogens; Introduction to village and backyard poultry production; Technology and programmes for sustainable improvement of village poultry production; Production systems for waterfowl; Game bird breeding, brooding and rearing - health and welfare; Housing and management of layer breeders in rearing and production; Furnished cages for laying hens; Performance, welfare, health and hygiene of laying hens in non-cage systems in comparison with cage systems; Housing and management of broiler breeders and turkey breeders; Alternative systems for meat chickens and turkeys: production, health and welfare; Nutritional challenges of alternative production systems; Genotype-environment interaction: breeding layers with different requirements for varying housing systems; Is there a future for alternative production systems? UR - https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/ebook/20123105853 ER -