Contents
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Document
An Overview of Current Beef Welfare Concerns by James W. Oltjen, Ph.D. and Frank M. Mitloehner, Ph.D.
Bibliography
Behavior
/ Breeding / Feeding /
General / Health / Housing
Husbandry /
Legislation / Production Systems and Management
Reproduction
/ Slaughter / Transport
Website Resources
The
editor gratefully acknowledges James Oltjen, Ph.D, and Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D.,
Extension Specialists with Department of Animal Science, University of California,
for their expert review and written introduction to this publication.
Special
thanks to D’Anna Jensen for the cover design, final editing, formatting,
and printing of this publication. Her role in guiding this publication to completion
is greatly appreciated.
The Animal Welfare Information Center acknowledges CAB International and CABI
Publishing, a leading international, not-for-profit publisher in applied life sciences, including
animal science, nutrition, integrated crop management, plant sciences and forestry, for the use of
more than sixty abstracts from the CAB Abstracts database. More information on CABI
Publishing and CAB International is available at http://www.cabi.org
This
publication is divided into three major sections: Introduction, Bibliography,
and Website Resources. A section containing National Agricultural Library Document
Delivery Information for U.S. and foreign patrons and a subject Index follows
these sections.
Introduction
The
introduction to this document was written jointly by James Oltjen, Ph.D, and
Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., Extension Specialists with Department of Animal Science,
University of California. They have reviewed and summarized the latest research regarding the care and welfare of today’s beef cattle and provided
comments on critical areas of concern.
Bibliography
An
extensive bibliography categorized into eleven subject subsections covering
all aspects of beef cattle care, husbandry, health, and welfare comprise this
section of the publication. Citations were selected from searches conducted
using a variety of agricultural, medical, and life science databases. Within
a subject category citations are arranged alphabetically according to the last
name of the primary author. Each citation is listed with a set of keywords that
describe useful information about the entry. If a citation is listed from a
publication available through the National Agricultural Library (NAL) a NAL
call number has been included. Entries were included with publications dates
ranging from 1996-2003. Please note that citations
with a copyright notice are protected by U.S. and/or international copyright
laws and are used by special permission.
Web
Site Resources
More
than forty annotated web site resources relating to the care, welfare, and housing
of beef cattle have been selected and listed alphabetically for convenience.
Resources selected cover: codes of practice, animal welfare requirements, housing,
disease, nutrition, and general husbandry information. World Wide Web addresses
are listed to access specialized databases, extension materials, and publications
produced by a variety of non-profit organizations. All resources are accessible
through the internet and are current as of September 2004. Readers are cautioned
as to the dynamic nature of the internet and the fact that addresses and content
are subject to change.
National
Agricultural Library Document Delivery
Information
on how to request materials that are included in the collection of the
National Agricultural Library (NAL) may be found on the Document Delivery Services
Branch website at http://www.nal.usda.gov/ddsb.
Please read carefully as there are certain restrictions on media and
document types.
All
patrons are encouraged to explore local library resources first before contacting
the National Agricultural Library.
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September 7, 2004
