
Welfare of Ruminant Animals, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice
- 1st Edition, Volume 41-3 - November 28, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Lily Edwards-Callaway, Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein
- Language: English
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Lily Edwards-Callaway and Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein bring their considerable expert… Read more
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Lily Edwards-Callaway and Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Welfare of Ruminant Animals. Top experts discuss the latest advancements and challenges in ruminant welfare with in-depth articles on innovative practices, transport, euthanasia, housing, and the evolution of animal welfare.
- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including assessing ruminant welfare on-farm; mitigating impacts of environmental extremes in ruminant animals; considerations and best practices for pain mitigation in ruminant animals; assuring the welfare of ruminants during euthanasia, humane slaughter and depopulation; and more
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on welfare of ruminant animals, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Food-Animal Veterinarians
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 41-3
- Published: November 28, 2025
- Language: English
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Lily Edwards-Callaway
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USAKS
Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Research Scientist, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Canada