UFAW Companion Animal Care and Welfare
Tradiční příručka představuje komplexní, přístupný a praktický odkaz pro všechny strany, které hledají informace o správné péči o zvířata v naší rozvinuté společnosti .
Identifikuje potřeby společenských zvířat, vysvětluje, jak známe tyto potřeby, a poskytuje vědecky podložené rady o tom, jak tyto potřeby uspokojit. Poznatky v této publikaci podporují nejhumánnější terapii a nejlepší možnou péči o naše zvířecí společníky. V publikaci je řešena problematika sporných otázek, jako jsou selektivní chovy, zobrazování zvířat, chov a vlastnictví exotických druhů a mezinárodní obchod se zvířaty. Publikace poskytuje informace o chovu a péči všech významných společenských druhů zvířat, včetně savců, ptáků, ryb, plazů a obojživelníků.
Autor: James Yeates,
| Nakladatel | Wiley-Blackwell |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781118688793 |
| Vydání | 2019 |
| Vazba | brožovaná |
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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 gives scientifically-backed advice on how to meet these needs
• Promotes the most humane treatment and best possible care of our companion animals
• Addresses controversial issues such as selective breeding, companion animal showing, the keeping of exotic species, and the international pet trade
• Covers the husbandry and care of all major companion animal species, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians
James Yeates, Chief Executive Officer at Cats Protection; previously Chief Veterinary Officer at the RSPCA, UK; Chair of the BVA Ethics and Welfare Group; member of the SPVS Council, BSAVA Scientific Committee and Equine Disease Coalition; and author of Animal Welfare in Veterinary Practice (Wiley Blackwell) and Veterinary Science.
| Contributor List | vii |
| Robert Hubrecht Foreword | x |
| James Yeates Prologue | xii |
| James Yeates 1 Introduction: The Care and Animal Welfare of All Species | 1 |
| James Yeates 2 Carnivorans (Carnivora) | 39 |
| Irene Rochlitz and James Yeates 3 Cats (Felis silvestris catus) | 52 |
| Nicola Rooney and Kevin Stafford 4 Dogs (Canis familiaris) | 81 |
| Claudia Vinke, Nico J. Schoemaker, and Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland 5 Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) | 124 |
| James Yeates and Vera Baumans 6 Rabbits and Rodents (Glires) | 145 |
| Siobhan Mullan and Richard Saunders 7 European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) | 163 |
| Anne McBride and Anna Meredith 8 Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, and Degus (Caviomorphs) | 185 |
| Bryan Howard 9 Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) | 203 |
| Elke Scheibler and Eva Waiblinger 10 Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) | 218 |
| Oliver Burman 11 Domestic Rats (Rattus norvegicus) | 233 |
| James Yeates and Paul McGreevy 12 Ungulates (Ungulata) | 249 |
| Paul McGreevy and James Yeates 13 Horses (Equus caballus) | 266 |
| John Chitty and James Yeates 14 Birds (Avia) | 293 |
| Graham Law, Rudolf Nager, and Michael Wilkinson 15 Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) | 318 |
| Joy Mench, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Kirk Klasing, and Victoria Cussen 16 True Parrots (Psittacoidea) | 338 |
| John Chitty 17 Pigeons (Columba livia) | 355 |
| Joanna Hedley, Robert Johnson, and James Yeates 18 Reptiles (Reptilia) | 371 |
| Robert Johnson and Sophie Adwick 19 Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps) | 395 |
| Joanna Hedley and Kevin Eatwell 20 Nonvenomous Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae) | 412 |
| Andrew C. Highfield 21 Mediterranean Tortoises (Testudo spp.) | 425 |
| Lynne Sneddon and David Wolfenden 22 Ornamental Fish (Actinopterygii) | 440 |
| Culum Brown, David Wolfenden, and Lynne Sneddon 23 Goldfish (Carassius auratus) | 467 |
| Index | 479 |