CHAPTER 2 |
WELFARE OF SHEEP |
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Andrew D Fisher and Natalie Roadknight |
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2.1 |
Concepts of Animal Welfare |
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2.1.1 |
What Is Animal Welfare? |
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2.1.2 |
Sentience |
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2.2 |
Sheep Behaviour and Sociability |
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2.2.1 |
Social and Predator Avoidance Behaviour |
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2.2.2 |
Abnormal Behaviours |
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2.2.3 |
Sheep Cognition |
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2.2.4 |
Learning |
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2.3 |
Sheep— Handler Interactions |
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2.3.1 |
Behavioural Handling Concepts |
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2.3.2 |
Handling Approaches and Yard Design |
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2.3.3 |
Sheep Neglect and Undernutrition |
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2.4 |
Husbandry Procedures and Alleviation of Pain |
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2.4.1 |
Tail Docking |
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2.4.2 |
Castration |
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2.4.3 |
Mulesing |
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2.4.4 |
Horn Trimming and Dehorning |
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2.4.5 |
Assisted Reproduction Procedures |
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2.5 |
Thermal Comfort |
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2.5.1 |
Heat Stress |
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2.5.2 |
Cold Stress |
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2.6 |
Welfare Impacts of Key Disease Conditions |
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2.6.1 |
Footrot |
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2.6.2 |
Mastitis |
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2.6.3 |
Lambing Losses |
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2.6.4 |
Flystrike |
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2.7 |
Humane Killing Techniques and Considerations |
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2.7.1 |
Anaesthetic Overdose |
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2.7.2 |
Gunshot |
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2.7.3 |
Captive Bolt Devices |
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2.7.4 |
Neonatal Lambs |
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2.7.5 |
Assessing Insensibility |
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2.7.6 |
Secondary Killing Methods |
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