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基本説明
The practical focus of this authoritative, comperhensive encyclopedia aims to promote the understanding and improvement of animals' behaviour without compromising welfare. Over 100 international experts have contributed a wealth of fully cross-referenced entries from concise difinitions to detailed short essays on biological, practical, clinical and ethical aspects of behaviour and welfare in domestic, exotic, companion and zoo animals. Over 800 fully cross-referenced entries arranged alphabetically.
Full Description
Welfare research has established a range of scientific indicators of stress, welfare and suffering in animals that can be applied to all aspects of improving their welfare through good housing and management, and the topic continues to grow in importance among both professionals and the public. The practical focus of this authoritative, comprehensive encyclopedia aims to promote the understanding and improvement of animals' behaviour without compromising welfare. Under the editorial direction of Professor Daniel Mills, the UK's first specialist in veterinary behavioural medicine, over 180 international experts have contributed a wealth of fully cross-referenced entries from concise definitions to detailed short essays on biological, practical, clinical and ethical aspects of behaviour and welfare in domestic, exotic, companion and zoo animals.
Contents
1: Abandoned Animals 2: Breeding 3: Central Nervous System 4: Confinement 5: Dominance 6: Environment 7: Feeding 8: Grazing Behaviour 9: Hierarchy 10: Immune Systems 11: Laying Hen Housing 12: Maternal Behaviour 13: Nursing 14: Operant Tests 15: Parental Behaviour 16: Rearing Environment 17: Sexual Behaviour 18: Slaughter 19: Transport 20: Ultrasound 21: Vision 22: Wildlife Management 23: Zoo