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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450468603321

Titolo

Social behavior in farm animals [[electronic resource] /] / edited by L. J. Keeling and H. W. Gonyou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : CABI Pub., 2001

ISBN

1-280-81170-6

9786610811700

0-85199-717-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (424 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GonyouH. W (Harold W.)

KeelingL. J (Linda J.)

Disciplina

636/.001/5915

Soggetti

Domestic animals - Behavior

Social behavior in animals

Electronic books.

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I Concepts in Social Behaviour; 1 Living in Groups: an Evolutionary Perspective; 2 Group Life; 3 Parental Behaviour; 4 The Evolution and Domestication of Social Behaviour; II The Social Behaviour of Domestic Species; 5 The Social Behaviour of Cattle; 6 The Social Behaviour of Pigs; 7 The Social Behaviour of Domestic Birds; 8 The Social Behaviour of Sheep; 9 The Social Behaviour of Horses; 10 The Social Behaviour of Fish; III Contemporary Topics in Social Behaviour; 11 Breaking Social Bonds; 12 Individual Differences and Personality

13 People as Social Actors in the World of Farm Animals14 Social Cognition of Farm Animals; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An understanding of social behaviour is increasingly necessary in farm animal husbandry as more animals are housed in groups rather than in individual stalls or pens. There may be economic or welfare reasons for such housing. This book specifically addresses this subject.