Examines the ethical and economic importance of production animal well-being and pain management. This book offers veterinarians, veterinary and agriculture students, animal scientists, and food animal producers both practical methods to enhance farm animal well-being, and greater understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of those methods.

The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions in the first title in Blackwell Publishing's groundbreaking Issue sin Animal Bioethics Series. This important book examines the ethical and economic importance of production animal well-being and approaches to ameliorating pain and distress in these animals--topics of increasing concern to consumers and society as a whole. With contributions from the world's leading experts on this subject, this book points the way to proactive solutions for animal welfare. The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions offers veterinarians, veterinary and agriculture students, animal scientists, and food animal producers practical methods to enhance farm animal well-being and greater understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of those methods. With a variety of perspectives from respected experts and specialists, this book conveys new research finings and promotes valuable discourse on critical issues. Most importantly, editors Benson and Rollin provide feasible approaches to put theory into practice. This book is a must-have for those interest in animal welfare.