Introduction to Animal Welfare and the Sheep

摘要: Concerns for the lives of animals have been voiced centuries, with concerns about welfare agricultural increasing since 1960s. Animal arise many reasons: care quality animals, human health, product quality, environment, and trade marketing issues. Some these concerns, therefore, include animal as part a package issues involving ‘green’ or ethical living, whereas others may through direct impacts on consequence of, example, A consensus definition has not reached, however definitions proposed based (i) ability to perform natural behaviour, (ii) animals’ subjective experiences, (iii) biological functioning animal. Integrated hypotheses suggest that all are important but different depending interaction environment. For use ethological knowledge gained from existing species wild sheep can help determine how far genetic selection domestic altered their behaviour progenitors. Investigation modern farming environment is in which first evolved will where mismatches exist suffering might be expected occur. tended focus those kept confinement agriculture (e.g. pigs poultry). Extensively managed received less attention, often perceived free engage because considered more traditional ruminant ‘tough’. However, do occur systems, arising lack inspection extensive surgical procedures, management practices.