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The Veterinarian’s Guide to Animal Welfare

The primary text for understanding and applying animal welfare and animal rights to veterinary practices

Bonnie V. Beaver (Author), Gail C. Golab (Author)

9780323910187, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 2 December 2022

378 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.45 kg

The Veterinarian’s Guide to Animal Welfare provides an overview of various aspects of animal welfare that are particularly relative to the veterinary profession. The book explores various ways of viewing and assessing welfare, as well as the numerous factors that influence perceptions. Emphasis is placed on contemporary issues across, and within, major species groups. The book's authors are internationally known experts in the veterinary aspects of animal welfare and have written numerous articles on animal welfare, behavior, euthanasia and the human-animal bond.

This book is written for the veterinary profession and was designed to be used as a textbook for animal welfare courses at colleges and schools of veterinary medicine. It complements the Model Curriculum for the Study of Animal Welfare (AVMA 2015) and its attendant course syllabus. This is an important resource for graduate veterinarians seeking to improve their understanding of the numerous aspects of animal welfare.

Section 1 – Concepts of animal welfare 1. Introductory concepts 2. Scientific components of animal welfare 3. Sociological components of animal welfare 4. Assessing animal welfare 5. Role of veterinarians in animal welfare

Section 2 – Species-related issues in animal welfare 6. Multi-species welfare issues 7. Aquatic animal welfare issues 8. Companion animal welfare issues 9. Equine welfare issues 10. Laboratory animal welfare issues 11. Livestock welfare issues 12. Wildlife animal welfare issues

Subject Areas: Animal husbandry [TVH], Zoology & animal sciences [PSV], Animals & society [JFFZ]

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