TY - JOUR
T1 - Sow housing
T2 - Opportunities, constraints, and unknowns
AU - Deen, John
AU - Anil, Sukumarannair S.
AU - Anil, Leena
PY - 2005/4/15
Y1 - 2005/4/15
N2 - As Webster4 has stated, we have real opportunities to provide incremental improvements to a whole range of welfare factors. We need a disciplined approach that takes into account the skills of farmers, veterinarians, and the whole range of other specialists involved in animal agriculture. Improvement is best based on a model of discovery, transparency, and dialogue. Combative models impede discovery and dialogue, and the animals are the most likely to suffer when we create such a scenario. Veterinarians have a real opportunity to aid swine farms in identifying opportunities and allowing for a transparent portrayal of activities on the farm.
AB - As Webster4 has stated, we have real opportunities to provide incremental improvements to a whole range of welfare factors. We need a disciplined approach that takes into account the skills of farmers, veterinarians, and the whole range of other specialists involved in animal agriculture. Improvement is best based on a model of discovery, transparency, and dialogue. Combative models impede discovery and dialogue, and the animals are the most likely to suffer when we create such a scenario. Veterinarians have a real opportunity to aid swine farms in identifying opportunities and allowing for a transparent portrayal of activities on the farm.
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U2 - 10.2460/javma.2005.226.1331
DO - 10.2460/javma.2005.226.1331
M3 - Article
C2 - 15844423
AN - SCOPUS:17144408436
SN - 0003-1488
VL - 226
SP - 1331
EP - 1334
JO - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
JF - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
IS - 8
ER -