Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare

Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare

A comprehensive textbook exploring animal behaviour and its relationship to health, management, and welfare in domestic animals. The fifth edition covers companion animals, farm animals, and farmed fish, with updated material on social behaviour, reproduction, abnormal behaviours, welfare, and the effects of genetic selection and modern management.

Key Features

• Covers domestic animal behaviour and welfare
• Explores the relationship between behaviour, health, and wellbeing
• Includes companion animals, farm animals, and farmed fish
• Examines behavioural development and socialization
• Covers locomotion, reproduction, and social behaviour
• Discusses common abnormal and problematic behaviours
• Explores animal welfare assessment and management
• Includes dedicated coverage of sheep and goat welfare
• Addresses welfare of exotic pets
• Examines the effects of genetic selection and modification
• Features updated photographs and student-friendly content
• Useful for animal science students, veterinarians, researchers, farmers, and animal welfare professionals