Animal Welfare

ISBN 10: 1845936590 / ISBN 13: 9781845936594

Verlag: CABI, 2011

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Inhaltsangabe:

The welfare of animals continues to increase in recognition and concern throughout the world, with more and more research in the field offering new insights into the optimal conditions and treatment for the animals we live and work with. Providing a broad introduction to the key topics in the welfare of animals large and small, farm and companion, wild andzoo, this fully updated textbook covers ethics, animal pain and injury, health and disease and social conditions, welfareissues and problems, their assessment, and solutions. With contributions from renowned international experts AnimalWelfare, 2nd Edition is an essential resource for students and researchers in animal and veterinary sciences.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Michael C. Appleby (BSc Zoology, PhD Animal Behavior) is Chief Scientific Adviser with The World Society for the Protection of Animals, based in London, UK. At the Poultry Research Centre and the University of Edinburgh, UK, he carried out research for 20 years on behavior and welfare of farm animals, before a period with The Humane Society of the United States in Washington, DC. Dr. Appleby is a member of the Farm Animal Welfare Council (Farm Animal Welfare Committee from April 2011) and a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth and the Scottish Agricultural College.

Joy A. Mench is at the University of California, Davis.

I. Anna Olsson is a Researcher at the Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Portugal.

Barry O. Hughes teaches at The University of Edinburgh.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Animal Welfare
Verlag: CABI
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good
Auflage: 2. Auflage