Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists - Couverture rigide

Houpt, Katherine A.; Wolski, Thomas R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0813810604 ISBN 13 : 9780813810607

Editeur : Iowa State University Press, 1982

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Domestic Animal Behavior, Fifth Edition is a fully updated revision of this popular, classic text. Maintaining the foundation of earlier editions, chapters examine key behavior issues ranging from communication to social structure. Each chapter covers a wide variety of domestic animals including cats, dogs, horses, pigs, sheep, and cattle.

The Fifth Edition also expands its coverage on new key areas of behavior research, including cognition and the genetics of behavior, and provides valuable, current information on normal and aberrant behaviors. Domestic Animal Behavior, Fifth Edition is a must–have resource for veterinarians and animal scientists seeking a more thorough understanding of the principles of animal behavior.

Key Features:

• Fully updated revision of popular, classic text
• Maintains the foundation of earlier editions with chapters that look at key behavior issues ranging from communication to social structure
• Covers a wide variety of domestic animals including cats, dogs, horses, pigs, sheep, and cattle
• Expands coverage on new key areas of behavior research, including cognition and perception and the genetics of behavior
• Provides valuable, current information on normal and aberrant behaviors

Quatrième de couverture

This popular quick reference is back with the latest updated information available. True to earlier adoptions, Houpt maintains organization by common types of behavior and addresses advances in communication, perception, cognition and clinical behavior. Key to the fourth edition is advancements in the use of psychotropic drugs and the role of underlying disease in some behavior problems. Also new to this edition are discussions of progress and research in understanding equine and production animal behavior, and the relationship between behavior and animal welfare.

The text provides:
· Physiological basis and development for each type of behavior;
· Normal and aberrant manifestations in each domestic animal species, including horses and farm animals;
· Treatments for problem situations;
· Consideration of the effects of domestication on each species.

This text is intended for animal science and veterinary students and includes a glossary of medical terms, illustrations of anatomy and behavior, and over 1500 classical and contemporary references

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Iowa State University Press
• Date d'édition: 1982
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813810604
• ISBN 13: 9780813810607
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible