The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare

by Bonnie V. Beaver, Gail C. Golab

Overview

The Veterinarian’s Guide to Animal Welfare provides an overview of various aspects of animal welfare that are particularly relative to the veterinary profession. The book explores various ways of viewing and assessing welfare, as well as the numerous factors that influence perceptions. Emphasis is placed on contemporary issues across, and within, major species groups. The book's authors are internationally known experts in the veterinary aspects of animal welfare and have written numerous articles on animal welfare, behavior, euthanasia and the human-animal bond.

This book is written for the veterinary profession and was designed to be used as a textbook for animal welfare courses at colleges and schools of veterinary medicine. It complements the Model Curriculum for the Study of Animal Welfare (AVMA 2015) and its attendant course syllabus. This is an important resource for graduate veterinarians seeking to improve their understanding of the numerous aspects of animal welfare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323910187
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/02/2022
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor, BS, DVM, MS, DACVB Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Recognized internationally, Dr. Beaver has given more than 250 presentations, authored more than 175 articles and 9 books on animal welfare and behavior. She has been president of the American Veterinary Society for Animal Behavior, American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, American College of Animal Welfare, and American Veterinary Medical Association and served on special advisory committees for USDHEW, National Research Council, PEW National Veterinary Education Program, and ILAR. Honors include Distinguished Practitioner-National Academies of Practice, AVMA Animal Welfare Award, Friskies PetCare Award, Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award, Legend in Veterinary Medicine (1 of 12), and an honorary DSc degree.

Dr. Beaver also co-authored Efficient Livestock Handling: The Practical Application of Animal Welfare and Behavioral Science (2015) and was a section editor for the highly respected Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior (which won the PROSE Award and CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title), both published by Elsevier/Academic Press.

Gail Golab, BS, PhD, DVM, MANZCVS, DPNAP, DACAW: Dr. Gail Golab is board-certificated in the Animal Welfare Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and a Charter Diplomate of the American College of Animal Welfare. Until 2015, she was the Director of the Animal Welfare Division of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Currently, she serves as the AVMA Chief Veterinary Officer. She represents the AVMA at national and international activities related to animal welfare and the human-animal bond.

Table of Contents

Section 1 – Concepts of animal welfare
1. Introductory concepts
2. Scientific components of animal welfare
3. Sociological components of animal welfare
4. Assessing animal welfare
5. Role of veterinarians in animal welfare

Section 2 – Species-related issues in animal welfare
6. Multi-species welfare issues
7. Aquatic animal welfare issues
8. Companion animal welfare issues
9. Equine welfare issues
10. Laboratory animal welfare issues
11. Livestock welfare issues
12. Wildlife animal welfare issues

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The primary text for understanding and applying animal welfare and animal rights to veterinary practices