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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141499903321

Autore

Yeates James <1980->

Titolo

Animal welfare in veterinary practice [[electronic resource] /] / James Yeates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

ISBN

1-78539-341-3

1-118-78295-X

1-299-15944-3

1-118-46371-4

1-118-46370-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

UFAW Animal Welfare

UFAW animal welfare series

Disciplina

636.0832

636.089

Soggetti

Animal welfare

Veterinary medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Patients -- Clients -- Welfare assessment -- Clinical choices -- Achieving animal welfare goals -- Beyond the clinic.

Sommario/riassunto

A practical guide to help veterinarians improve the welfare of their patients in their everyday work. A concise and accessible introduction to welfare that is both interesting and valuable in practice.  The book describes ways to evaluate patients, develop in-practice quality of life assessments, resolve difficult clinical dilemmas, and turn good decisions into real welfare outcomes. It reviews available scientific information, legal issues and ethical dilemmas, and relates these to everyday case studies throughout. It provides ways for all veterinary professionals to develop their ani