This book, the fifth in the series 'Food Safety Assurance and Veterinary Public Health', and provides an up-to-date overview of the science of animal welfare and its assessment, of options for the assessment and management of risks for the welfare of production animals, and of the ramifications these may have for the safety of foods of animal origin.

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ISBN	978-90-8686-122-4
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Publisher	Wageningen Academic Publishers
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It has been conceived by a total of 33 internationally recognised experts from 11 different countries in Europe and from the USA, Canada and Australia, with backgrounds ranging from veterinary medicine, animal science, biology and microbiology to psychology, philosophy and ethics. This Volume is targeted at veterinary practitioners, official veterinarians in a control function, animal and food scientists, welfare scientists, students in animal welfare, auditing and inspection officials and risk managers at all levels of animal production.

Introduction
Hominum animaliumque saluti, or ‘giving welfare proper consideration in animal production’

Part 1 – Animal welfare – theoretical basis - The concept of animal welfare: a philosopher’s view • Animal welfare in science and society • Animal welfare components • Animal Welfare and housing • Animal welfare and nutrition • Animal welfare and management • Animal welfare and transport • Stunning and slaughter methods • Animal welfare and killing for disease control • Animal welfare during hunting: the ethical perspective

Part 2 – The assessment of animal welfare risks - A risk assessment approach to animal welfare • A practicable approach to assessing risks for animal welfare – methodological considerations • International context and impact of EFSA activities in animal welfare in the European Union • History and procedural aspects of the animal welfare risk assessment at EFSA

Part 3 – Management of risks for the welfare of production animals - Animal welfare and legislation • Animal welfare: the risk manager’s perspective • Animal welfare indicators and their use in society • The scienti?c basis of animal welfare indicators • Genetic improvements for production and animal welfare • Monitoring animal welfare • Animal welfare risk assessment and management from a national perspective

Part 4 – Reconciling animal welfare and food safety - Biological food safety in relation to animal welfare • Biographies • Index