Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals

Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9781118699553
ISBN-13 : 1118699556
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Book Synopsis Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals by : Robert J. Young

Download or read book Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals written by Robert J. Young and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental enrichment is a simple and effective means of improving animal welfare in any species – companion, farm, laboratory and zoo. For many years, it has been a popular area of research, and has attracted the attention and concerns of animal keepers and carers, animal industry professionals, academics, students and pet owners all over the world. This book is the first to integrate scientific knowledge and principles to show how environmental enrichment can be used on different types of animal. Filling a major gap, it considers the history of animal keeping, legal issues and ethics, right through to a detailed exploration of whether environmental enrichment actually works, the methods involved, and how to design and manage programmes. The first book in a major new animal welfare series Draws together a large amount of research on different animals Provides detailed examples and case studies An invaluable reference tool for all those who work with or study animals in captivity 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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