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Physiology and Behaviour of Animal Suffering
Neville G. Gregory
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Description for Physiology and Behaviour of Animal Suffering
Paperback. * Part of an exciting new UFAW series on Animal Welfare; * The first book to address both the physiological and behavioural aspects of pain; * Explores the different causes of suffering, the responses in the body that lead to suffering, and offers insight into how suffering is managed. . Series: UFAW Animal Welfare. Num Pages: 280 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: MZH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480.
Suffering is a state of mind that is difficult to measure and analyse in human beings and considerably more so in animals. It is related to the environment in which we live and our physical and mental states. Understanding the physiology of suffering in animals is crucial in assessing animal welfare.
Suffering is a state of mind that is difficult to measure and analyse in human beings and considerably more so in animals. It is related to the environment in which we live and our physical and mental states. Understanding the physiology of suffering in animals is crucial in assessing animal welfare.
Written by an expert in applied welfare aspects of physiology, this book is the first to address the physiological aspects of suffering in animals. It explores the different causes of suffering – physical discomfort, thirst and hunger, the responses in the body that lead to ... Read more
- The second book in a major new animal welfare series
- Draws together information that is scattered across the literature
- Written for the specialist and non-specialist alike
- Includes colour pictures
This book is part of the UFAW/Wiley-Blackwell Animal Welfare Book Series. This major series of books produced in collaboration between UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare), and Wiley-Blackwell provides an authoritative source of information on worldwide developments, current thinking and best practice in the field of animal welfare science and technology. For details of all of the titles in the series see www.wiley.com/go/ufaw.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
UFAW Animal Welfare
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780632064687
SKU
V9780632064687
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99-50
About Neville G. Gregory
Professor Neville Gregory is based at the Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead, London.
Reviews for Physiology and Behaviour of Animal Suffering
"The purpose is to bring together knowledge from a variety of scientific fields that should help people arrive at an informed judgment about animal suffering and to recognize when it is present in a given situation in a given animal species. The book does not present moral views but instead attempts to help readers in their thinking rather than telling ... Read more