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Understanding animal welfare / David Fraser.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: UFAW animal welfare seriesPublication details: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.Description: 336 pISBN:
  • 9781405136952 (pbk.) :
  • 9781405136952 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 179.3 FRA
Contents:
Part I.Animal welfare in context -- 1.Animals and moral concern-- 2.Animals in the human mind -- 3.A good life for animals -- 4.A science of animal welfare? -- Part II.Studying animal welfare -- 5.Disease, injury and production -- 6.\'Stress\' -- 7.Abnormal behaviour -- 8.Affective states -- 9.\'Natural living -- 10.Preferences and motivation -- Part III.Drawing conclusions about animal welfare -- 11.How do the different measures relate to each other? -- 12.Selecting and combining criteria of animal welfare -- 13.Animal welfare, values and mandate science.
Summary: This is an ideal text for anyone interested, studying or currently working in the fascinating field of animal welfare science. David Fraser places modern-day welfare issues within their historical framework by tracing the evolving ideas that led to current thinking.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 179.3 FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 225673
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 179.3 FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 208181

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I.Animal welfare in context -- 1.Animals and moral concern-- 2.Animals in the human mind -- 3.A good life for animals -- 4.A science of animal welfare? -- Part II.Studying animal welfare -- 5.Disease, injury and production -- 6.\'Stress\' -- 7.Abnormal behaviour -- 8.Affective states -- 9.\'Natural living -- 10.Preferences and motivation -- Part III.Drawing conclusions about animal welfare -- 11.How do the different measures relate to each other? -- 12.Selecting and combining criteria of animal welfare -- 13.Animal welfare, values and mandate science.

This is an ideal text for anyone interested, studying or currently working in the fascinating field of animal welfare science. David Fraser places modern-day welfare issues within their historical framework by tracing the evolving ideas that led to current thinking.

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