Farm Animal Behaviour: Characteristics for Assessment of Health and Welfare - Brossura

Ekesbo, Ingvar

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1845937708 ISBN 13: 9781845937706

Casa editrice: Cab Intl, 2011

Riassunto

Animal behavior is the basis for ascertaining welfare and is a topic of ever growing importance. This undergraduate-level textbook is organized into three sections covering all major farm animals of the world, both mainstream and specialist: large farm animal species (horses, cattle, swine, sheep and goats), poultry and farmed birds and non-domesticated animals such as deer. Each chapter describes the elements of behavior of a particular species in a clear and uniform format. Background to domestication, innate and learned behavior, social behavior, mating behavior, activity patterns, senses, behavior in the young animal, vision and hearing are all covered for each species. Understanding of ethological knowledge is necessary both as an aid for diagnosis, and for the assessment of health and welfare in the single animal or a group of animals, making the book valuable for veterinary practitioners as well as students at university and tertiary level.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cab Intl
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845937708
• ISBN 13: 9781845937706
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 237
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile