Animal welfare / edited by Michael C. Appleby, I. Anna S. Olsson, Francisco Galindo ; [contributors, Michael C. Appleby, I. Anna S. Olsson, Francisco Galindo, Barry O. Hughes [and others]].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Appleby, Michael C., editor, contributor.

Olsson, Anna, editor, contributor.

Galindo, Francisco, editor, contributor.

Hughes, Barry O., contributor.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare.

Animal Welfare.

Medical Subjects:

Animal Welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 377, I1 - I11 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2018]

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2018]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 dedicate 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 researcher in animal and veterinary sciences and other disciplines considering the science and practice of animal welfare, and for practitioners and decision-makers worldwide. Book jacket.

Contents:

Issues. Animal ethics / Clare Palmer, Peter Sandøe

Understanding animal welfare / Linda Keeling, Jeff Rushen, Ian Duncan

Problems. Environmental challenge and animal agency / Marek Pinka, Françoise Wemelsfelder

Hunger and thirst / Ilias Kyriazakis, Bert Tolkamp

Pain / Ignacio Viñuela-Fernández, Dan Weary, Paul Flecknell

Fear and other negative emotions / Alain Boissy, Cathy Dwyer, Bryan Jones

Frustration and boredom in impoverished environments / Georgia Mason, Charlotte Burn

Assessment. Health and disease / Michael Cockram, Barry Hughes

Behaviour / I. Anna S. Olsson, Hanno Würbel, Joy Mench

Physiology / Dominique Blache, Claudia Terlouw, Shane Maloney

Preference and motivation research / David Fraser, Christine Nicol

Practical strategies to assess (and improve) welfare / Andrew Butterworth, Joy Mench, Nadja Wielebnowski, I. Anna S. Olsson

Solutions. Physical conditions / Birte Nielsen, Michael Appleby, Natalie Waran

Social conditions / Francisco Galindo, Ruth Newberry, Mike Mendl

Human contact / Paul Hemsworth, Sally Sherwen, Grahame Coleman

Genetic selection / Paul Hocking, Rick D'Eath, Joergen Kjaer

Implementation. Economics / Richard Bennett, Paul Thompson

Regulation, enforcement and incentives / Ute Knierim, Ed Pajor

International issues / Michael Appleby, Stella Maris Huertas.

Notes:

Preceded by Animal welfare / edited by Michael Appleby [and others]. 2nd ed. c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version:

ISBN:

9781786390226

1786390221

Publisher Number:

99985048200

40028159482

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.