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Understanding animal welfare : the science in its cultural context / David Fraser.

By: Fraser, David (David G.) [author.].
Series: UFAW animal welfare series: Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2024Edition: Second edition.Description: pages cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781119626442.Subject(s): Animal Welfare | Behavior, AnimalAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Understanding animal welfareDDC classification: 179/.3
Contents:
Animals in the human mind -- A good life for animals -- A science of animal welfare? -- Disease, injury and productivity -- "Stress" -- Abnormal behaviour -- Affective states -- Positive affect and the science of affect - "Natural" living -- Preferences and motivation -- Integrating different aspects of animal welfare -- Policies, standards and assessment programs -- "Facts" and "values" in mandated science -- The human dimension and "one welfare" -- The welfare of free-living wild animals -- Animal welfare and the evolution of animal ethics -- Coda : animal welfare, the science, and the cultural context.
Summary: "Understanding Animal Welfare, 2nd Edition is revised and expanded to incorporate new research and developments in animal welfare. Updated with greater accessibility in mind, the reader is guided through animal welfare in its cultural and historical context, methods of study, and applications in practice and policy. Drawing examples from farm, companion, laboratory and zoo animals, the text provides an up-to-date overview of research and its applications, while also tracing how concepts and methods have evolved over time. Originally intended for scientists and professionals, Understanding Animal Welfare has also found a home in undergraduate classrooms. It is now the essential text for students, practitioners, veterinarians, and researchers in animal welfare and related fields"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Animals in the human mind -- A good life for animals -- A science of animal welfare? -- Disease, injury and productivity -- "Stress" -- Abnormal behaviour -- Affective states -- Positive affect and the science of affect - "Natural" living -- Preferences and motivation -- Integrating different aspects of animal welfare -- Policies, standards and assessment programs -- "Facts" and "values" in mandated science -- The human dimension and "one welfare" -- The welfare of free-living wild animals -- Animal welfare and the evolution of animal ethics -- Coda : animal welfare, the science, and the cultural context.

"Understanding Animal Welfare, 2nd Edition is revised and expanded to incorporate new research and developments in animal welfare. Updated with greater accessibility in mind, the reader is guided through animal welfare in its cultural and historical context, methods of study, and applications in practice and policy. Drawing examples from farm, companion, laboratory and zoo animals, the text provides an up-to-date overview of research and its applications, while also tracing how concepts and methods have evolved over time. Originally intended for scientists and professionals, Understanding Animal Welfare has also found a home in undergraduate classrooms. It is now the essential text for students, practitioners, veterinarians, and researchers in animal welfare and related fields"-- Provided by publisher.