List of Figures and Tables | p. vii |
List of Contributors | p. x |
Acknowledgements | p. xvi |
Foreword | p. xvii |
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations | p. xix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Impacts of Animal Farming on the Environment | |
How to Raise Livestock - And How Not To | p. 9 |
The Water Footprint of Animal Products | p. 22 |
Livestock and Climate Change | p. 34 |
Industrial Livestock Production and Biodiversity | p. 57 |
Does Organic Farming Offer a Solution? | p. 80 |
Farming Practices and Animal Welfare | |
Food from the Dairy: Husbandry Regained? | p. 99 |
Cracking the Egg | p. 117 |
Cheap as Chicken | p. 133 |
Sustainable Pig Production: Finding Solutions and Making Choices | p. 149 |
The Implications of Meat Production for Human Health | |
Industrial Animal Agriculture's Role in the Emergence and Spread of Disease | p. 161 |
Environmentally Sustainable and Equitable Meat Consumption in a Climate Change World | p. 173 |
How Much Meat and Milk is Optimal for Health? | p. 190 |
Ethical and Religious Approaches to Animal Foods | |
Developing Ethical, Sustainable and Compassionate Food Policies | p. 209 |
Religion, Culture and Diet | p. 227 |
Devising Farming and Food Policies for a Sustainable Future | |
Policy Strategies for a Sustainable Food System: Options for Protecting the Climate | p. 237 |
Meat and Policy: Charting a Course through the Complexity | p. 254 |
Confronting Policy Dilemmas | p. 275 |
Index | p. 287 |
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