The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds

Abstract

This 303-page book titled 'The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds' is volume 9 in the series 'Animal Welfare'. This book is written in English and contains 12 individually-authored chapters. Each chapter contains an independent list of references. The first chapter begins with an introduction to this volume, rest of the chapters are divided under 2 different parts. The topics covered are: human-bird interactions, the welfare implications of housing captive wild and domesticated birds, training companion birds, the welfare of captive birds in the future, physical environment and its effect on domestic fowl welfare, nutrition/feeding and drinking behavior in domestic fowl, the impact of disease on domestic fowl welfare, poultry management, welfare and ethical assessment of housing for egg production, stunning/slaughter and the future of poultry welfare. The book also includes a list of contributors to this volume and their respective institutions. This book will be of interest to poultry farmers, pet owners, authorities of birds kept in laboratories, zoos, wildlife aviaries, and rehabilitation centres, students in the field of poultry production, zoology and veterinary sciences.