Ni, 2010 – Characteristics of ammonia and carbon dioxide releases from layer hen manure
1. Ammonia (NH3) is an important gaseous pollutant generated from manure in commercial poultry farms and has been an environmental, …
1. Ammonia (NH3) is an important gaseous pollutant generated from manure in commercial poultry farms and has been an environmental, …
Background, Aims and Scope. Over the last five decades, the nature of food retailing has undergone an enormous transformation. Macro …
This overview analyses the key drivers of change in the global livestock sector and assesses how they are influencing current trends and future prospects in the world’s diverse livestock production systems and market chains; and what are their consequent impacts on the management of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture. The trends are occurring …
The measurement of farm animal well-being has evolved through several stages to return to the most agreed-upon system of evaluation that uses a multidisciplinary approach. The multidisciplinary approach includes measures of animal behavior, physiology, anatomy and health and immunity. However, the multidisciplinary approach must be used in the context of other important society issues including: …
Sustainability is the possibility of all people living rewarding lives within the means of nature. Despite ample recognition of the …
This paper examines the challenges that climate change raises for animal agriculture and discusses the contributions that may come from …
Nowadays many debates are going on that relate to the agricultural and food sector. It looks as if present technological …
Organic agriculture addresses the public demand to diminish environmental pollution of agricultural production. Until now, however, only few studies tried …
A variety of policy strategies have been proposed and argued as capable of delivering more sustainable food systems, and accompanying …
Procedures that increase the sustainability of agriculture often result in animals being treated more humanely: both livestock in animal and mixed farming and wildlife in arable farming. Equally, procedures ensuring humane treatment of farm animals often increase sustainability, for example in disease control and manure management. This overlap between sustainability and humaneness is not coincidental. …
This paper is the report of a meeting that gathered many of the UK’s most senior animal scientists with representatives of the farming industry, consumer groups, animal welfare groups, and environmentalists. There was strong consensus that the current economic structure of agriculture cannot adequately address major issues of concern to society: farm incomes, food security …
The production system using cages is a highly polemical issue in Europe, because of the space restriction imposed to laying …
Developmental states are criticized for rapid ‘‘industrialization without enlightenment.’’ In the last 30 years, China’s breathtaking growth has been achieved at a high environmental and food safety cost. This article, utilizing a recent survey of China’s livestock industry, illustrates the initiating role of China’s developmental state in the exponential expansion of the country’s livestock production. …
Existing data on animal health and welfare in organic livestock production systems in the European Community countries are reviewed in the light of the demands and challenges of the recently implemented EU regulation on organic livestock production. The main conclusions and recommendations of a 3-year networking project on organic livestock production are summarised and the …
The objectives of the current study were to evaluate the effect of feeding diets containing 0, 10, or 20% distillers …
The development in organic livestock production can be attributed to an increased consumer interest in organic products while, at the same time, increased farmers’ interest in converting to organic production methods—often stimulated by governmental support or subsidies. It is important that organic production systems can fulfil the expectations of each of these stakeholders if organic …
1. To evaluate the effect of climate, flock size, age and artificial cover on the use of range area, a study was conducted in 1994 to 1998, involving 5 farms with a total of 37 flocks of layers kept in commercial, free-range, organic systems. Flocks were visited regularly during the production period to record the …