Description: Integrating Welfare and Sustainability in Poultry Systems covers systems that simultaneously prioritize animal welfare and sustainability. A variety of poultry species are covered, as well as various management practices that prioritize health and wellness of birds along with reduced carbon footprints, reduced use of non-renewable resources, and improved production efficiency. Integrating Welfare and Sustainability in Poultry Systems is grounded in research that has guided what constitutes optimal animal welfare across a range of poultry species and how the housing and management practices may align with sustainability goals across production efficiency, natural capital, carbon footprint, and social acceptance.
Academic and industry researchers and stakeholders won't want to miss this forward-thinking book that has gathered research from top experts in the field from around the globe.Brief description: Dr. Dana Campbell received her PhD in 2009 from the University of Auckland, New Zealand working in understanding species recognition and mate choice in captive zebra finches. She then completed 5 years of behaviour and welfare postdoctoral research fur-farmed mink at the University of Guelph (Canada), with laying hens in alternative housing systems at Michigan State University (USA) and with free-range laying hens at the University of New England (Australia). She is currently a Senior Research Scientist at Australia's national science agency, CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). Dr. Campbell works in animal behaviour and welfare conducting both fundamental and applied research on a range of livestock species including laying hens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and prawns. In her research toward understanding how to measure and improve welfare, she is especially interested in understanding how animals adapt to their housing systems, the effects of rearing environments, effective enrichment, novel measures of affective state, and use of precision technology to obtain individual-level measurements. Dr. Campbell's research has been used to inform updates of national standards and guidelines, assurance schemes, and legislation.