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

Description

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 this work is devoted to explaining scientifically usable concepts in stress and welfare. A wide range of welfare indicators are highlighted in detail with examples being drawn from man and other species. The necessity for combining information from disciplines is emphasized with a one-health, one-welfare approach. This information forms the basis for a synthesis of new ideas. Among the issues covered are: - How brain and body systems regulate using feelings, physiological responses, behaviour and responses to pathology - Limits to adaptation - Assessing positive and negative welfare during both short-term and long-term situations - Ethical problems and suggested solutions A proper assessment of animal welfare is essential to take informed decisions about what is morally acceptable in terms of practice and in the development of a more effective legislation. This work encapsulates a very wide body of literature on scientific aspects of animal welfare and will thus prove a valuable asset for animal welfare scientists, psychologists, students and teachers of all forms of biology, behaviour, medicine, veterinary medicine and animal usage. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix One Welfare, One Health, One Stress: Humans and Other Animals (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 1-13 Adaptation, Regulation, Sentience and Brain Control (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 15-48 Limits to Adaptation (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 49-70 Stress and Welfare: History and Usage of Concepts (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 71-97 Assessing Welfare: Short-Term Responses (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 99-130 Assessing Welfare: Long-Term Responses (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 131-172 Preference Studies and Welfare (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 173-191 Ethics: Considering World Issues (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 193-210 Stress and Welfare in the World (Donald M. Broom, Ken G. Johnson)....Pages 211-216 Back Matter ....Pages 217-230