Bonney R. J. (2006). Farm animal welfare at work. Applied Animal Behavior Science, 100(1-2), 140-147. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.007
In this article, Roland James Bonney discusses the problems associated with animal welfare on farms. Bonney references studies done from the Food Animal Initiative (2001) regarding their approach to improving animal welfare on farms, using ethical treatment and science to understand and develop practical solutions to solve supply standards and improvement of animal welfare by farmers. He also suggests that only farmers can sustain welfare practices and improvements on farms. He concludes there is a need for the improvement of agricultural models that our society uses, which would supply farmers with a good ROI, work sufficiently, and our society would support. The article is informational, with many best practices that pertain to animal welfares importance on agriculture. This article use will be to understand and evaluate animal welfares need on dairy farms and the impact it has on a farm production. This article is peer-reviewed.
Canada. National Farm Animal Care Council. (2009). Code of Practice. For the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle. Retrieved from http://www.nfacc.ca/pdfs/codes/dairy_code_of_practice.pdf
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The study examines the value of routinely collected data from herds. From November 2009 through March 2010 data was collected from 196 Dutch dairy herds by trained observers that looked for welfare indicators to test their hypothesis. They conclude, routinely collecting herd data has value for estimating animal welfare. This study will help determine the methods best used to gauge anxiety levels in cattle. The study is interesting and the researchers provide a long list of references. This article is
In this article, Roland James Bonney discusses the problems associated with animal welfare on farms. Bonney references studies done from the Food Animal Initiative (2001) regarding their approach to improving animal welfare on farms, using ethical treatment and science to understand and develop practical solutions to solve supply standards and improvement of animal welfare by farmers. He also suggests that only farmers can sustain welfare practices and improvements on farms. He concludes there is a need for the improvement of agricultural models that our society uses, which would supply farmers with a good ROI, work sufficiently, and our society would support. The article is informational, with many best practices that pertain to animal welfares importance on agriculture. This article use will be to understand and evaluate animal welfares need on dairy farms and the impact it has on a farm production. This article is peer-reviewed.
Canada. National Farm Animal Care Council. (2009). Code of Practice. For the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle. Retrieved from http://www.nfacc.ca/pdfs/codes/dairy_code_of_practice.pdf
The National Farm Animal Care Council …show more content…
The study examines the value of routinely collected data from herds. From November 2009 through March 2010 data was collected from 196 Dutch dairy herds by trained observers that looked for welfare indicators to test their hypothesis. They conclude, routinely collecting herd data has value for estimating animal welfare. This study will help determine the methods best used to gauge anxiety levels in cattle. The study is interesting and the researchers provide a long list of references. This article is