Integrating Welfare and Sustainability in Poultry Systems
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Dana L.M. Campbell, Marisa A. Erasmus
- Language: English
Challenges in Balancing Optimal Welfare and Sustainability in Poultry covers systems that simultaneously prioritize animal welfare and sustainability. A variety of poultry specie… Read more
Description
Description
Challenges in Balancing Optimal Welfare and Sustainability in Poultry 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. The book 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.
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.
Key features
Key features
- Summarizes research progress toward optimizing poultry welfare
- Considers animal welfare in the context of sustainability challenges
- Covers multiple poultry species used in animal production
- Identifies gaps for future research directions
Readership
Readership
Academic researchers studying poultry science, animal welfare, sustainable and precision agriculture
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction: poultry welfare and sustainability in modern production
2. Egg laying hens
3. Male laying hens/dual-purpose
4. Broiler chickens (cover slow and fast growing)
5. Broiler breeders
6. Ducks and Geese
7. Geese and Quail and other game poultry
8. Turkeys
9. Special poultry breeds
10. Breeding/genomic strategies for sustainability and welfare
11. Sustainable resources (e.g., litter)/natural capital
12. Pasture based systems (includes free range) a. Layers b. Meat birds
13. Layers and meat birds
14. Silvopasture
15. Alternative housing systems inWelfare in developing countries
16. Life cycle assessment
17. Consumer perceptions
18. Antimicrobial use
19. Carbon footprint
20. Challenges and future directions in animal welfare and sustainability
2. Egg laying hens
3. Male laying hens/dual-purpose
4. Broiler chickens (cover slow and fast growing)
5. Broiler breeders
6. Ducks and Geese
7. Geese and Quail and other game poultry
8. Turkeys
9. Special poultry breeds
10. Breeding/genomic strategies for sustainability and welfare
11. Sustainable resources (e.g., litter)/natural capital
12. Pasture based systems (includes free range) a. Layers b. Meat birds
13. Layers and meat birds
14. Silvopasture
15. Alternative housing systems inWelfare in developing countries
16. Life cycle assessment
17. Consumer perceptions
18. Antimicrobial use
19. Carbon footprint
20. Challenges and future directions in animal welfare and sustainability
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Dana L.M. Campbell
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.
Affiliations and expertise
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), AustraliaME
Marisa A. Erasmus
Marisa Erasmus is an Associate Professor of animal behavior and welfare in the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University. Her research focuses on developing animal-based measures of welfare and examining the effects of environmental and management factors on animal behavior and welfare. She has a strong interest in interdisciplinary research that can help inform and guide management and welfare practices for farm animals. Her extension activities include working with the commercial poultry and livestock industries to understand and address animal welfare needs and providing educational resources about animal production and welfare. She serves on various scientific advisory boards and committees and has received awards for her research and extension work.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Animal Behavior and Welfare, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, USA