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Social Behaviour in Farm Animals
Keeling, Linda, Gonyou, Harold
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Description for Social Behaviour in Farm Animals
Hardcover. 432 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Keeling, L.; Gonyou, H. An understanding of social behaviour is increasingly necessary in farm animal husbandry as more animals are housed in groups rather than in individual stalls or pens. There may be economic or welfare reasons for such housing. This book specifically addresses this subject. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: PSVP; TVH. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 31. Weight: 790.
An understanding of social behaviour is increasingly necessary in farm animal husbandry as more animals are housed in groups rather than in individual stalls or pens. There may be economic or welfare reasons for such housing. This book is the first to specifically address this important subject. The chapters fall into three broad subject areas: concepts in social behaviour; species specific chapters; current issues. Authors include leading experts from Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. - Animal welfare/behaviour issues are becoming increasingly important - Combines theoretical and practical details about the social behaviour of our most common farm species ... Read more
An understanding of social behaviour is increasingly necessary in farm animal husbandry as more animals are housed in groups rather than in individual stalls or pens. There may be economic or welfare reasons for such housing. This book is the first to specifically address this important subject. The chapters fall into three broad subject areas: concepts in social behaviour; species specific chapters; current issues. Authors include leading experts from Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. - Animal welfare/behaviour issues are becoming increasingly important - Combines theoretical and practical details about the social behaviour of our most common farm species ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
CABI
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851993973
SKU
V9780851993973
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
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