Stress and Animal Welfare Key Issues in the Biology of Humans and Other Animals /

• Main Authors: Broom, Donald M. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Johnson, Ken G. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Series: Animal Welfare, 19
• Subjects: Animal physiology.; Animal welfare.; Animal ecology.; Animal models in research.; Behavioral sciences.; Bioethics.; Animal Physiology.; Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics.; Animal Ecology.; Animal Models.; Behavioral Sciences.

This is the Second Edition of a well-received book that reflects a fresh, integrated coverage of the concepts and scientific measurement of stress and welfare of animals including humans. This book explains the basic biological principles of coping with many forms of adversity. The major part of thi...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: One welfare, one health, one stress, humans and other animals
• Chapter 2: Adaptation, regulation, sentience and brain control
• Chapter 3: Limits to adaptation
• Chapter 4: Stress and welfare: history and usage of concepts
• Chapter 5: Assessing welfare: short-term responses
• Chapter 6: Assessing welfare: long-term responses
• Chapter 7: Preference studies and welfare
• Chapter 8: Ethics: considering world issues
• Chapter 9: Stress and welfare in the world.