Animal Welfare

By: Michael Appleby and Richard Bennett and Dominique Blache and Alain Boissy and Charlotte C. Burn and Dr Andrew Butterworth and Michael Cockram and Grahame Coleman and Richard B D’Eath and Ian J.H. Duncan and Professor Cathy M Dwyer and Paul Flecknell and David Fraser and Francisco Galindo and Paul Hemsworth and Stella Maris Huertas and Barry Hughes and Bryan Jones and Linda Keeling and Joergen B. Kjaer and Ute Knierim and Ilias Kyriazakis and Shane K. Maloney and Georgia Mason and Joy Mench and Professor Michael Mendl and Ruth C Newberry and Christine Nicol and Birte L. Nielsen and Anna Olsson and Edmond A. Pajor and Clare Palmer and Jeffrey Rushen and Peter Sandøe and Sally L. Sherwen and Marek Spinka and Claudia Terlouw and Paul Thompson and Bert Tolkamp and Ignacio Viñuela-Fernández and Natalie K. Waran and Daniel M Weary and Francoise Wemelsfelder and Nadja Wielebnowski and Hanno Würbel and Paul Hocking

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Synopsis: Updated and revised, this bestselling textbook continues to provide a broad introduction to the key topics in the welfare of animals both large and small, farm and companion, wild and zoo. It retains all the popular features of the previous editions with coverage of key issues such as ethics, animal pain and injury, health and disease, social conditions, and welfare dilemmas and problems. Importantly, it also offers practical advice for welfare assessment, with a full section dedicated to the implementation of solutions. The third edition: - Contains many more examples of welfare issues in different countries, particularly the implications for smallholders as well as larger scale agriculture - Covers fish welfare as well as welfare of amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates - Includes concepts of positive emotion and other positive aspects of welfare - Focuses on animal welfare and sustainability - Includes an integrated ebook with additional material and videos With contributions from renowned international experts and a new editorial team, Animal Welfare, 3rd Edition is an essential resource for students and researchers in animal and veterinary sciences and other disciplines considering the science and practice of animal welfare, and for practitioners and decision-makers worldwide.