Animal welfare
Published:
2/17/2011
Written by:
Monica Wadsworth
Animal welfare is on the agenda at most dairy and meat conferences these days. Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about how animals are treated, and milk producers are also aware that “animals produce more and better meat and higher-quality food products if they’re treated well”, as Temple Grandin, internationally renowned animal welfare expert, said in a talk on good animal management at a workshop at Louisiana State University LSU, on Jan. 26.
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Behavior and feeding
Published:
2/28/2007
Written by:
Trevor DeVries
J. M. Huzzey
M.A.G. von Keyserlingk
Traditionally, animal nutrition has focused almost exclusively on the nutrient aspects of the diet, but has failed to consider how animal behavior may affect the animals’ access to food. In this paper the authors describe the factors that control the feeding behavior patterns of group-housed dairy cows. They also review studies showing how feeding management and the design of the feeding environment can be altered in ways that allow for increased access to feed for all animals.
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