The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds

This book describes the welfare implications of keeping wild and domesticated birds in captivity. The environmental and social requirements of various avian species are discussed and suggestions made for appropriate housing and management techniques. Part

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Animal Welfare VOLUME 9 Series Editor Clive Phillips, Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Australia Titles published in this series: Volume 1: The Welfare of Horses Natalie Waran ISBN 1-4020-0766-3 Volume 2: The Welfare of Laboratory Animals Eila Kaliste ISBN 1-4020-2270-0 Volume 3: The Welfare of Cats Irene Rochlitz ISBN 978-1-4020-3226-4 Volume 4: The Welfare of Dogs Kevin Stafford ISBN 978-1-4020-4361-1 Volume 5: The Welfare of Cattle Jeffrey Rushen, Anne Marie de Passillé, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk and Daniel M. Weary ISBN 978-1-4020-6557-6 Volume 6: The Welfare of Sheep Cathy M. Dwyer ISBN 978-1-4020-8552-9 Volume 7: The Welfare of Pigs Jeremy N. Marchant-Forde ISBN 978-1-4020-8908-4 Volume 8: The Welfare of Animals Clive Phillips ISBN 978-1-4020-9218-3

The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds

Edited by

Ian J.H. Duncan University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Penny Hawkins Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Southwater, UK

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Editors Dr. Ian J.H. Duncan University of Guelph Dept. Animal & Poultry Science Guelph ON N1G 2W1 Canada [email protected]

Dr. Penny Hawkins Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Research Animals Dept. Wilberforce Way Horsham, W. Sussex Southwater United Kingdom RH13 9RS [email protected]

ISSN 1572-7408 ISBN 978-90-481-3649-0 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3650-6 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3650-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009942767 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Animal Welfare Series Preface

Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, especially in developed countries where the knowledge and resources are available to (at least potentially) provide better management systems for farm animals, as well as companion, zoo and laboratory animals. The key requirements for adequate food, water, a suitable environment, appropriate companionship and good health are important for animals kept for all of these purposes. There has been increased attention given to farm animal welfare in many countries in recent years. This derives largely from the fact that the relentless pursuit of financial reward and efficiency, to satisfy market demands, has led to the development of intensive animal production systems that challenge the conscience of many consumers in those countries. In developing countries, human survival is still a daily uncertainty, so that provision for animal welf