Domestic animal behaviour and welfare

"Behaviour is a significant indicator of health in animals and understanding behaviour is the key to good management. Animal behaviour and animal welfare science are fast becoming core topics in the curricula of agriculture and veterinary students." "The eagerly awaited fourth edition...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fraser, Andrew F. (Author)
Other Authors: Broom, Donald M. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: CABI , Cambridge, Massachusetts : c2007
Edition:4th ed
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Online Access:Table of contents only

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250 |a 4th ed 
260 |c Cambridge, Massachusetts :   |b CABI ,   |c c2007 
300 |a ix, 438 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p.337-411) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction and concepts -- 2. Describing, recording and measuring behaviour -- 3. Experience, learning and behaviour development -- 4. Motivation -- 5. Evolution and optimality -- 6. Welfare assessment -- 7. Behaviour towards predators and social attackers -- 8. Feeding -- 9. Body care -- 10. Locomotion and space occupied -- 11. Exploration -- 12. Spacing behaviour -- 13. Rest and sleep -- 14. General social behaviour -- 15. Human-domestic animal interactions -- 16. Seasonal and reproductive behaviour -- 17. Sexual behaviour -- 18. Foetal and parturient behaviour -- 19. Maternal and neonatal behaviour -- 20. Juvenile and play behaviour -- 21. Handling, transport and humane control of domestic animals -- 22. Welfare and behaviour in relation to disease -- 23. Abnormal behaviour 1 : stereotypes -- 24. Abnormal behaviour 2 : self-directed and environment-directed -- 25. Abnormal behaviour 3 : addressed to another animal -- 26. Abnormal behaviour 4 : failure of function -- 27. Abnormal behaviour 5 : anomalous reactivity -- 28. The welfare of cattle -- 29. The welfare of pigs -- 30. The welfare of poultry -- 31. The welfare of farmed and pet fish -- 32. The welfare of animals kept for fur production -- 33. The welfare of horses and other equids -- 34. The welfare of farmed and pet rabbits -- 35. The welfare of dogs -- 36. The welfare of cats 
520 |a "Behaviour is a significant indicator of health in animals and understanding behaviour is the key to good management. Animal behaviour and animal welfare science are fast becoming core topics in the curricula of agriculture and veterinary students." "The eagerly awaited fourth edition of Farm Animal Behaviour and Welfare has a new title to reflect its expansion to include companion animals. Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare builds on the coverage of the previous edition, fully updating it to take into account developments over the last 10 years. It is an indispensable textbook for students and practitioners, covering major and growing areas in agricultural and veterinary science and practice."--Jacket 
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650 0 |a Pets   |x Behavior 
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650 1 2 |a Behavior, Animal 
650 2 2 |a Animal welfare 
650 2 2 |a Veterinary Medicine   |x methods 
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