This book is a major update of the standard introductory textbook on farm animal husbandry and welfare. The central theme of the ' Farm Handbook' is the welfare implications of farm animal methods. The rise in consumer demand for alternative methods and improved standards in the production of food from animals is reflected in the book.This book: covers a range of production methods from large commercial units to small hobby farms; includes all major farmed species; offers practical advice on ways to assure and improve welfare of farm animals; and critiques different systems and compares the welfare impacts. This book is fully revised and updated to reflect current methods and thinking. It offers more emphasis on general concepts and practice including new chapters on: promotion of welfare through good husbandry; welfare assessment and assurance on-farm; and promotion of animal welfare in society. It includes new species-based chapters on: horses; camelids; pheasants; and ostriches.