Companion animal care and welfare : the UFAW companion animal handbook / edited by James Yeates.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yeates, James, 1980- editor.

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare.

Series:

UFAW animal welfare series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pets.

Animal welfare.

Animal Welfare.

Animal Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Pets.

Animal Welfare.

Animal Diseases.

Local Subjects:

Animal welfare.

Pets.

Physical Description:

xiv, 484 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019.

Summary:

"Companion Animal Care and Welfare: The UFAW Companion Animal Handbook presents a comprehensive, accessible and practical reference for all parties seeking information about the proper care of companion animals. Identifies the needs of companion animals, explains how we know these needs, and gives scientifically-backed advice on how to meet these needs; Promotes the most humane treatment and best possible care of our companion animals; Addresses controversial issues such as selective breeding, companion animal showing, the keeping of exotic species, and the international pet trade; Covers the husbandry and care of all major companion animal species, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians" -- From the publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : the care and animal welfare of all species / James Yeates

Carnivorans (Carnivora) /James Yeates

Cats (Felis silvestris catus) / Irene Rochlitx and James Yeates

Dogs (Canis familiaris) / Nicola ROoney and Kevin Stafford

Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) /Claudia Vinke, Nico J. Schoemaker, and Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland

Rabbits and rodents (Glires) / James Yeates and Vera Baumans

European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) / Siobhan Nullan and Richard Saunders

Guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus (Caviomorphs) / Anne McBride and Anna Meredith

Golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) / Bryan Howard

Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) / Elke Scheibler and Eva Waiblinger

Domestic rats (Rattus norvegicus) / Oliver Burman

Ungulates (Ungulata) / James Yeates and Paul McGreevy

Horses (Equus caballus) / Paul McGreevy and James Yeates

Birds (Avia) / John Chitty and James Yeates

Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) / Graham Law, Rudolf Nager, and Michael Wilkinson

True parrots (Psittacoidea) / Joy Mench, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Kirk Klasing, and Victoria Cussen

Pigeons (Columba livia) / John Chitty

Reptiles (Reptilia) /Joanna Hedley, Robert Johnson, and James Yeates

Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) / Robert Johnson amd Sophie Adwick

Non-venomous colubrid snakes (Colubridae) / Joanna Hedley and Kevin Eatwell

Mediterranean tortoises (Testudo spp.) / Andrew C. Highfield

Ornamental fish (Actinopterygii) / Lynne Sneddon and David Wolfenden

Goldfish (Carassius auratus) / Culum Brown, David Wolfenden, and Lynne Sneddon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Companion animal care and welfare.

ISBN:

9781118688793

1118688791

OCLC:

1037288932