Animal Husbandry Regained : The Place of Farm Animals in Sustainable Agriculture

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Animal Husbandry RegainedThe Place of Farm Animals in Sustainable Agriculture\nAuthor(s): John Webster\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781849714211, 978-1849714211\nSynopsis\nThe farming of animals for meat and milk confronts a stark dilemma. While world demand from a growing and more affluent human population is increasing rapidly, there are strong counter-arguments that we should eat less meat and pay more attention to environmental protection, animal welfare and human health and well-being. \n\nThe aim of this book is to identify and explain the causes and contributors to current problems in animal husbandry, especially those related to 'factory farming', and advance arguments that may contribute to its successful re-orientation. Husbandry is considered in its broadest sense, namely the productive and sustainable use of the land for the good of all (plants, humans and other animals). \n\nThe first part of t.