{"product_id":"understanding-animal-welfare-the-science-in-its-cultural-context","title":"Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in Its Cultural Context","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding Animal Welfare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Animal Welfare: The Science in its Cultural Context provides a scientific and interdisciplinary examination of animal welfare, explaining how historical, cultural, ethical, and scientific perspectives have shaped modern welfare concepts. It discusses methods for assessing animal welfare, including disease, injury, stress, abnormal behavior, affective states, preferences, and natural living, while examining how welfare science is applied to policy and practice. The book draws examples from farm, companion, laboratory, zoo, and wild animals and is widely relevant to students, veterinarians, researchers, and animal-care professionals. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoundations of modern animal welfare science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical and cultural development of welfare concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScientific methods for assessing animal welfare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluation of disease, injury, productivity, and stress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnimal behavior and abnormal behavioral patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAffective states, emotions, and positive welfare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural living, preferences, and motivation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelationship between science, ethics, and values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWelfare policies, standards, and assessment programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Welfare and the human dimension of animal welfare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWelfare of free-living wild animals and effects of climate change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplications across farm, companion, laboratory, and zoo animals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Medicalreaders.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720786890831,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/0309\/2559\/files\/61fGYPnPgRL._SL1500.avif?v=1788789624","url":"https:\/\/medicalreaders.com\/products\/understanding-animal-welfare-the-science-in-its-cultural-context","provider":"Medicalreaders.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}