Environmental enrichment for captive animals /
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,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA :
Blackwell Science,
2003.
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| Series: | UFAW animal welfare series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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, it draws together a large amount of research on different animals. It provides detailed examples and case studies and is an invaluable reference tool for all those who work with or study animals in captivity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470751046 0470751045 9781405172288 1405172282 9781280742897 1280742895 9786610742899 6610742898 0470709847 9780470709849 |