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Companion animal care and welfare : the UFAW companion animal handbook /

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"Companion Animal Care and Welfare: The UFAW Companion Animal Handbook presents a comprehensive, accessible and practical reference for all parties seeking information about the proper care of companion animals. Identifies the needs of companion animals, explains how we know these needs, and gi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
Other Authors: Yeates, James, 1980- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2019.
Series:UFAW animal welfare series.
Subjects:
Pets.
Animal welfare.
Animal Welfare.
Animal Diseases.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the care and animal welfare of all species
  • Carnivorans (Carnivora)
  • Cats (Felis silvestris catus)
  • Dogs (Canis familiaris)
  • Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)
  • Rabbits and rodents (Glires)
  • European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
  • Guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus (Caviomorphs)
  • Golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)
  • Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)
  • Domestic rats (Rattus norvegicus)
  • Ungulates (Ungulata)
  • Horses (Equus caballus)
  • Birds (Avia)
  • Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
  • True parrots (Psittacoidea)
  • Pigeons (Columba livia)
  • Reptiles (Reptilia)
  • Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)
  • Non-venomous colubrid snakes (Colubridae)
  • Mediterranean tortoises (Testudo spp.)
  • Ornamental fish (Actinopterygii)
  • Goldfish (Carassius auratus).