Evidence of pain in piglets subjected to invasive management procedures

Evidence of pain in piglets subjected to invasive management proceduresIn this chapter, the authors examine the physiological and behavioural reactions in pigs submitted to tissue damaging procedures. They are grouped in three parts: (1) neural, (2) hormonal and metabolic and (3) behavioural consequences. The chapter focuses on surgical castration, tail docking and tooth resection that are very common in the pig industry.

critical case studies of emancipatory food practices and reflections on possible models for responsive communication

initiation and floral differentiation

dedicated to marine representations on vases

alongside depictions from Iron Age and Classical art

Through the twin approaches of literary criticism and historical exploration

public and private archives

as well as the ways in which they can be optimised to mitigate some of agriculture’s biggest challenges

This book addresses the topical discussion of how democracy can be achieved beyond the nation-state and challenges the widespread optimism about the democratic potential of civil society participation in European governance

Tim Rivera provides detailed introduction explaining Godinho's relationship to earlier sword masters

examining the socio-economic and ethical implications

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from the English Restoration in the seventeenth century