Social behavior in farm animals / edited by L. J. Keeling and H. W. Gonyou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gonyou, H. W. (Harold W.)

Keeling, L. J. (Linda J.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestic animals--Behavior.

Domestic animals.

Social behavior in animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : CABI Pub., 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An understanding of social behaviour is increasingly necessary in farm animal husbandry as more animals are housed in groups rather than in individual stalls or pens. There may be economic or welfare reasons for such housing. This book specifically addresses this subject.

Contents:

Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I Concepts in Social Behaviour; 1 Living in Groups: an Evolutionary Perspective; 2 Group Life; 3 Parental Behaviour; 4 The Evolution and Domestication of Social Behaviour; II The Social Behaviour of Domestic Species; 5 The Social Behaviour of Cattle; 6 The Social Behaviour of Pigs; 7 The Social Behaviour of Domestic Birds; 8 The Social Behaviour of Sheep; 9 The Social Behaviour of Horses; 10 The Social Behaviour of Fish; III Contemporary Topics in Social Behaviour; 11 Breaking Social Bonds; 12 Individual Differences and Personality

13 People as Social Actors in the World of Farm Animals14 Social Cognition of Farm Animals; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references index.

ISBN:

1-280-81170-6

9786610811700

0-85199-717-1

OCLC:

476051727