Achieving sustainable production of eggs Volume 2: Animal welfare and sustainability

Prof. Juliet R. Roberts

Feb 2017 · Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science Book 17 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

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World egg consumption is increasing, particularly in developing countries. This creates new challenges, particularly for more intensive systems which have played a major role in increasing production and productivity. Intensive systems face a continuing threat from zoonoses. At the same time, consumer expectations about both safety, sensory and nutritional quality have never been higher. There is also increasing concern about the environmental impact of and animal welfare issues in egg production.

Drawing on an international range of expertise, this book reviews key research addressing these issues. Part 1 looks at advances in understanding and improving the welfare of hens, from welfare standards to nutrition and other aspects of husbandry. Part 2 discusses sustainability issues, from ways of measuring the environmental impact of egg production to ways of improving sustainability such as improved waste management.
Achieving sustainable production of eggs Volume 2: Animal welfare and sustainability will be a standard reference for poultry and food scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in egg production. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which reviews safety and quality issues.

About the author

Dr Julie Roberts is Associate Professor in the School of Environmental and Rural Science at the University of New England, Australia. She is internationally-renowned for her research on egg production, particularly egg shell quality. She has been awarded the Australian Poultry Award for her outstanding contribution to poultry science.

Dr Yves Nys is former Research Director for the Poultry Unit at INRAE, France. As a scientist, he studied calcium metabolism in hens (eggshell quality and fabric), mineral nutrition and egg quality (nutritional value and biological activity of egg proteins). With over 200 publications, Dr Nys is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on optimising the nutrition of laying hens. The recipient of a number of awards for his research, he has served as Vice-President of the WPSA, president of the European Federation and has coordinated two major EU research projects on egg quality.

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