Sustainable Animal Production

• The growing role of animal hygiene for sustainable husbandry systems - Th. Blaha and J. Köfer
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. The changes
  3. Veterinary medicine
  4. The consequences
  5. Animal hygiene's contribution to animal health
  6. Animal health and animal welfare improvements
  7. Food safety at herd level (pre-harvest food safety)
  8. Environmental protection and waste management
  9. The most important principles and tools
  10. Conclusion
      
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• The role of the European feed industry in a sustainable feed and food safety strategy - M.J.M. Tielen
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Safe feed production: a daily challenge for the feed industry
  3. Safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in animal feed
  4. Feed legislation embracing the overall feed chain
  5. Compound feed producers response: the development of a European Feed Manufacturers Code (EFMC)
  6. Concluding remarks
      References

• New trends in farm animal welfare: science values and practice - J. Webster
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Sentience, welfare and wellbeing
  3. Stress and suffering
  4. Trends in animal welfare science
  5. Ethics and values
  6. Right action: promotion of animal welfare
  7. Welfare-based quality assurance
      References

• Impact of human-animal interactions on the health, productivity and welfare of farm animals - P.H. Hemsworth
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Laboratory studies on the effects of handling on animal fear, stress, productivity and health
  3. On-farm relationships between handling and animal fear, stress, productivity and health
  4. Effects of fear of humans on animal welfare
  5. Reducing fear in farm animals
  6. Conclusion
      References

• New challenges to protect health and food quality when managing manures from intensive animal production - C.H. Burton
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. The consequences of intensive livestock farming
  3. Treatment conditions to reduce pathogen numbers
  4. Treatment techniques for the reduction of pathogen presence in livestock wastes
  5. Processes based on the effect of raised temperatures
  6. Conclusions
      References

• Health, fertility and welfare in genetically high producing dairy cows - P.A. Oltenacu
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. High milk production and its undesirable consequences
  3. Practical implications
  4. Conclusions
      References

• Environmental stress and reproduction in dairy cows - H. Dobson
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. The problems
  3. Mechanism behind the problems
  4. The solutions
      References

• Effect of housing systems on dairy cow hygiene and udder health - K. O’Driscoll
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Causative agents
  3. Indicators of udder health status
  4. Factors influencing udder health
  5. Conclusion
      References

• Walkway floor design, feed stalls, claw lesions and locomotion in Swedish cubiclehoused dairy cattle - J. Hultgren, E. Telezhenko, M. Ventorp and C. Bergsten
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Material and methods
  3. Results
  4. Discussion
  5. Conclusions
      Acknowledgements
      References

• Claw diseases as a factor for changes in dairy cows’ behaviour and milk production - A. Pavlenko, L. Lidfors, C. Bergsten, A. Aland and D. Arney
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Lameness
  3. Digital dermatitis
  4. Sole ulcer
  5. Claw diseases, lameness and behaviour
  6. Claw diseases, lameness and milk production
  7. Control and prevention of claw diseases
  8. Conclusions and recommendations
      Acknowledgements
      References

• Herd health management and quality risk control on large dairy farms - J.P.T.M. Noordhuizen, J.S.C. Boersema and J. Cannas da Silva
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Professionally executed HHM programmes
  3. HACCP-based Quality Risk Control (QRC)
  4. Discussion
      References

• Influence of milk feeding methods on the welfare of dairy calves - L. Lidfors, J. Loberg, P.P. Nielsen and M.B. Jensen
      Abstract
  1. The problem
  2. Raising calves on the dam or foster cows
  3. Rearing calves in small groups and feeding them via teat buckets
  4. Rearing calves by feeding them via computer controlled milk feeders
  5. Conclusions
      Acknowledgements
      References

• Impact on and demands for health and welfare of range beef cattle in Scandinavian conditions - I. Ekesbo
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Material and methods
  3. Results and discussion
  4. Conclusions
      References

• Attempts to quantify the health status of pig herds: developing and validating a Herd Health Score (HHS) - C.-Ph. Dickhaus, D. Meemken and T. Blaha
      Abstract
  1. Objective
  2. Material and methods
  3. The composition of the Herd Health Score (HHS)
  4. Results
  5. Comparison of the HHS to the clinical investigation
  6. Discussion
      References

• On-farm evaluation of animal welfare in weaner and fattening pig units based on critical control points - E. von Borell and D. Schäffer
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Materials and methods
  3. Results
  4. Discussion
  5. Conclusions
      References

• Reproductive disorders in pigs: a review on the crucial role of the environment - F. Madec
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. The major problems encountered in daily practice
  3. The crucial role of the environment in maintaining a healthy urogenital tract and sow performance
  4. From academic knowledge to practice: adopt a rationale
  5. Conclusion
      References

• An overview of the impact of the environment on enzootic respiratory diseases in pigs - C. Fablet
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Environmental factors involved in herd contamination
  3. Herd factors suspected to promote disease persistence
  4. Conclusion and outlook
  References

• A review of the effect of feed-borne mycotoxins on pig health and reproduction - T.K. Smith and G. Diaz-Llano
      Abstract
  1. Definition and classification of mycotoxins
  2. Natural distribution of mycotoxins
  3. Hepatic mycotoxicoses
  4. Renal mycotoxicoses
  5. Pulmonary mycotoxicoses
  6. Mycotoxins that affect pig immunity
  7. Effects of feed-borne mycotoxins on pig reproduction
  8. Summary
      References

• Impact of the diet on digestive disorders of pigs, with special emphasis on proliferative enteropathy and swine dysentery - J.R. Pluske and D.J. Hampson
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Proliferative enteropathy (PE)
  3. Swine dysentery
  4. Conclusions
      References

• Controlling the concentrations of airborne pollutants in piggery buildings - T.M. Banhazi, E. Currie, S. Reed, I-B. Lee and A.J.A. Aarnink
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Effects of airborne pollutants on farm workers, livestock and the environment
  3. Generally encountered indoor concentrations and suggested maximum limits
  4. General comments on reduction methods
  5. Proactive reduction methods: minimising the generation of airborne pollutants
  6. Reactive reduction methods: dealing with existing problems
  7. Conclusions
      Acknowledgements
      References

• Laying hens in aviaries: development, legal and hygienic aspects - J. Hartung, A. Briese and A.C. Springorum
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Development and legal aspects
  3. Characteristics of aviaries
  4. Animal welfare, health and performance
  5. Hygiene aspects
  6. Conclusions
      References

• Challenges of the new requirements for welfare of laying hens housed in cages - V. Michel and M. Guinebretière
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Changes in regulations
  3. Inter-relationships between housing, animal welfare, health and performances in furnished cages
  4. Housing systems of laying hens: position of the different producer countries and egg trade
  5. Conclusions and outlook
      References

• Controlling the concentrations of airborne particles in broiler buildings - T.M. Banhazi, E. Currie, M. Quartararo and A.J.A. Aarnink
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Effects of airborne pollutants on farm workers, livestock and the environment
  3. General comments on reduction methods
  4. Proactive reduction methods: minimising the generation of airborne particles
  5. Reactive reduction methods: dealing with existing problems
  6. Conclusions
      Acknowledgements
      References

• The effect of the feed on the host-microflora interactions in poultry: an overview - C. Burel and C. Valat
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Description and location of the GI normal microflora of birds
  3. Gut functions
  4. Gut microflora regulation
  5. Adverse microorganisms potentially present in the GI tract: enteric pathogens
  6. Improve microflora balance: nutritional approaches to influence different bacterial control mechanisms
  7. Competitive exclusion and probiotics
  8. Prebiotics
  9. Organic acids
  10. Diet formulation, feed preparation
  11. Exogenous enzymes
  12. Nutritional influence on host-microflora interactions
  13. Carbohydrates
  14. Proteins
  15. Lipids
  16. Energy
  17. Vitamins and minerals
  18. Conclusion
      References

• Effect of lactic acid bacteria on broilers: from the farm to the processing plant - M. Chemaly, P. Fravalo, G. Postollec, R. Maurice, E. Boscher, C. Houdayer, A. Labbé, G. Hervé, G. Gentilhomme, E. Boilletot, C. Brézillon, F. Quéré, A. Salmon and C. Burel
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Materials and methods
  3. Results
  4. Discussion
      References

• Health and welfare in Swedish game bird rearing - S. Wiberg and S. Gunnarsson
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Material and methods
  3. Results
  4. Discussion
  5. Conclusion
      Acknowledgements
      References

• Precision livestock farming for animal health, welfare and production - C.M. Wathes
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. The basic concepts of PLF
  3. Lessons to be learnt from current applications of PLF
  4. The electronic stockman: an engineer’s pipedream or a genuine prospect?
  5. The prospects for PLF – the need for automatic monitoring in livestock farming
  6. Conclusions
      References

• Development of a risk assessment methodology for animal welfare in EFSA’s scientific opinions - D. Candiani, O. Ribó, S. Barbieri, A. Afonso, T. Grudnik, F. Berthe and J. Serratosa
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. State of play of risk assessment in animal welfare
  3. EFSA’s methodology on the risk assessment in animal welfare
  4. Discussion
  5. Conclusions
      References

• A method for construction and evaluation of scenarios for sustainable animal production - S. Gunnarsson, U. Sonesson, T. Nybrant, S. Stern and I. Öborn
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Material and methods
  3. Results and discussion
  4. Conclusions
      Acknowledgements
      References

• Scenarios for future Swedish dairy farming in relation to sustainability of animal health, environment and economy - S. Gunnarsson, U. Sonesson, M. Stenberg and K-I. Kumm
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Material and methods
  3. Results
  4. Discussion
  5. Conclusion
      Acknowledgements
      References

• Make the science knowledge available and used - E. Szücs
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Science and research
  3. Education and training
  4. Implementation of novel knowledge
      Acknowledgements
      References

• A global vision - P. Rafai
      Abstract
  1. Introduction
  2. Major challenges for future agriculture
  3. Options and strategies addressing the future development of animal agriculture
  4. Genetic resources
  5. The role of animal health
      References
  

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