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Animal Welfare 3rd edition


Animal Welfare 3rd edition

Paperback by Appleby, Michael (University of Edinburgh, UK); Olsson, Anna (IBMC-i3S, Portugal); Galindo, Francisco (National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico); Appleby, Michael (University of Edinburgh, UK); Bennett, Richard (University of Reading, UK); Blache, Dominique (The University of Western Australia); Boissy, Alain (INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), France); Burn, Charlotte C....

Animal Welfare

£42.65

ISBN:
9781786390202
Publication Date:
26 Feb 2018
Edition/language:
3rd edition / English
Publisher:
CABI Publishing
Pages:
408 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 30 Apr - 1 May 2024
Animal Welfare

Description

Updated and revised, this bestselling textbook continues to provide a broad introduction to the key topics in the welfare of animals both large and small, farm and companion, wild and zoo. It retains all the popular features of the previous editions with coverage of key issues such as ethics, animal pain and injury, health and disease, social conditions, and welfare dilemmas and problems. Importantly, it also offers practical advice for welfare assessment, with a full section dedicated to the implementation of solutions. The third edition: - Contains many more examples of welfare issues in different countries, particularly the implications for smallholders as well as larger scale agriculture - Covers fish welfare as well as welfare of amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates - Includes concepts of positive emotion and other positive aspects of welfare - Focuses on animal welfare and sustainability - Includes an integrated ebook with additional material and videos With contributions from renowned international experts and a new editorial team, Animal Welfare, 3rd Edition is an essential resource for students and researchers in animal and veterinary sciences and other disciplines considering the science and practice of animal welfare, and for practitioners and decision-makers worldwide.

Contents

-: Introduction Part I: Issues 1: Animal Ethics 2: Understanding Animal Welfare Part II: Problems 3: Environmental Challenge and Animal Agency 4: Hunger and Thirst 5: Pain 6: Fear and Other Negative Emotions 7: Frustration and Boredom in Impoverished Environments Part III: Assessment 8: Health and Disease 9: Behaviour 10: Physiology 11: Preference and Motivation Research 12: Practical Strategies to Assess (and Improve) Welfare Part IV: Solutions 13: Physical Conditions 14: Social Conditions 15: Human Contact 16: Genetic Selection Part V: Implementation 17: Economics 18: Regulation, Enforcement and Incentives 19: International Issues

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