Description: This collection reviews the genetic and developmental factors that affect pig behaviour and assesses ways of optimising pig welfare at different stages of production, from breeding to slaughter.
Brief description: Yolande Seddon is an assistant professor of swine behaviour and welfare at the University of Saskatchewan, and the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare. Dr. Seddon's research focuses on the behaviour and welfare of farmed pigs and explores the interactions between management, pig behaviour, welfare and productivity, with a strong multidisciplinary and applied research approach. The ultimate goal of Dr. Seddon's research is to contribute to the development of lasting solutions to animal welfare challenges, and help to advance sustainable farming practices.
Review Quotes:
"The book has excellent chapters that are actually too good to 'just' be book chapters. The quality of some chapters far bypasses some of the existing peer-reviewed literature reviews that are accessible online. I therefore encourage researchers to cite the book chapters and to use them as a reference work for research ideas and as guidance to improve research practices." (Dr Irene Camerlink, Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)