Contented Cows and Other Animals

Synopsis

A survey of the scientific research programme being carried out in Britain on farm animals to discover more about their natural behaviour. Such work could lead to improvements in the way farmers treat them in the hope of improving productivity while at the same time making life better for the animals.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1984

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Uses

Students of agriculture, animal behaviour to stimulate discussion on the ethics of mass production of livestock.*

Subjects

Veterinary science

Keywords

animal behaviour; animal welfare; livestock

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’