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Elephants on the edge [[electronic resource] ] : what animals teach us about humanity / / G. A. Bradshaw
| Elephants on the edge [[electronic resource] ] : what animals teach us about humanity / / G. A. Bradshaw |
| Autore | Bradshaw G. A (Gay A.), <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.67/15 |
| Soggetto topico |
Elephants - Behavior
Elephants - Psychology Elephants - Effect of human beings on Social behavior in animals Captive wild animals Psychology, Comparative |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-35283-0
9786612352836 0-300-15491-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Terminology and Sources -- 1 The Existential Elephant -- 2 A Delicate Network -- 3 A Strange Kind of Animal -- 4 Deposited in the Bones -- 5 Bad Boyz -- 6 Elephant on the Couch: Case Study, E. M. -- 7 The Sorrow of the Cooking Pot -- 8 The Biology of Forgiveness -- 9 Am I an Elephant? -- 10 Speaking in Tongues -- 11 Where Does the Soul Go? -- 12 Beyond Numbers -- Epilogue: Quilt Making -- Appendix: Ten Things You Can Do to Help Elephants -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457094803321 |
Bradshaw G. A (Gay A.), <1959->
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Elephants on the edge [[electronic resource] ] : what animals teach us about humanity / / G. A. Bradshaw
| Elephants on the edge [[electronic resource] ] : what animals teach us about humanity / / G. A. Bradshaw |
| Autore | Bradshaw G. A (Gay A.), <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.67/15 |
| Soggetto topico |
Elephants - Behavior
Elephants - Psychology Elephants - Effect of human beings on Social behavior in animals Captive wild animals Psychology, Comparative |
| ISBN |
1-282-35283-0
9786612352836 0-300-15491-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Terminology and Sources -- 1 The Existential Elephant -- 2 A Delicate Network -- 3 A Strange Kind of Animal -- 4 Deposited in the Bones -- 5 Bad Boyz -- 6 Elephant on the Couch: Case Study, E. M. -- 7 The Sorrow of the Cooking Pot -- 8 The Biology of Forgiveness -- 9 Am I an Elephant? -- 10 Speaking in Tongues -- 11 Where Does the Soul Go? -- 12 Beyond Numbers -- Epilogue: Quilt Making -- Appendix: Ten Things You Can Do to Help Elephants -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780641403321 |
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Bradshaw G. A (Gay A.), <1959->
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental enrichment for captive animals [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Young
| Environmental enrichment for captive animals [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Young |
| Autore | Young Robert J (Robert John), <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.0831
636.0832 |
| Collana | UFAW animal welfare series |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental enrichment (Animal culture)
Animal welfare Captive wild animals Domestic animals |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-74289-5
9786610742899 0-470-70984-7 0-470-75104-5 1-4051-7228-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Environmental Enrichment: an Historical Perspective; 1.1 Definitions; 1.2 A Short History of Animal Keeping; 1.3 Two Approaches to Environmental Enrichment; 1.4 Animal Welfare and Environmental Enrichment; 1.5 Developmental Psychology; 1.6 The Animal Rights Movement; 1.7 The Animal Welfare Movement; 1.8 The Five Freedoms: a Central Concept in Animal Welfare; 1.9 Animal Welfare Indicators; 1.10 Conclusion; 2 Why Bother with Environmental Enrichment?; 2.1 Why Use Enrichment?; 2.2 Justifying Enrichment
2.3 The Ethical Imperative for Environmental Enrichment2.4 Zoos: a Special Case for Enrichment; 2.5 Care-givers and Enrichment; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 Does Environmental Enrichment Work?; 3.1 The Evidence; 3.2 How does Enrichment Improve Animal Welfare?; 4 Proactive v. Reactive use of Environmental Enrichment; 4.1 What Animals Want; 4.2 Prioritising Environmental Enrichment; 4.3 Solving Animal-welfare Problems using Environmental Enrichment; 4.4 Summary: Treating Welfare Problems; 5 Designing an Enrichment Device; 5.1 Identifying What You Want to Do; 5.2 Importance of Species-specific Behaviour 5.3 Rewards and Schedules of Reward5.4 Cosmetic Design Considerations; 5.5 Safety Considerations; 5.6 Discussion and Summary of the Product Design Process; 6 The Enrichment Programme; 6.1 Setting Goals; 6.2 The Enrichment Diary; 6.3 The Enrichment Manual; 6.4 Changing Animal Care-giver Attitudes; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Enrichment for Different Categories of Animals; 7.1 Companion Animals; 7.2 Farm Animals; 7.3 Laboratory Animals; 7.4 Zoo Animals; 7.5 Conclusion; 8 Food and Foraging Enrichment; 8.1 What is Food?; 8.2 How Animals Forage and Feed; 8.3 Feeding in General 8.4 The Sensory Qualities of Food8.5 Conclusion; 9 Social Environmental Enrichment; 9.1 Social Housing of Asocial Species; 9.2 Group Housing of Social Species; 9.3 Behavioural Development and Socialisation; 9.4 Rehabilitation and Group Formation; 9.5 Managing Social Behaviour; 9.6 Solitary Housing of Social Species; 9.7 The Value of Human-Animal Contact; 9.8 The Value of Contraspecific Contact; 9.9 Limited Physical Contact; 9.10 Visual, Auditory and Olfactory Contact; 9.11 Conclusion; 10 Housing; 10.1 Looking at Species and Housing Levels; 10.2 A Substrate Approach to Housing 10.3 A Bottom-up Approach to Housing10.4 Barriers: Keeping People Out and Animals In; 10.5 The World Outside the Enclosure; 10.6 Conclusion; 11 Furniture, Toys and other Objects; 11.1 Furniture; 11.2 Furniture Design and Behaviour; 11.3 Toys and Novel Objects; 11.4 Alternatives to Static Homes; 11.5 Conclusion; 12 Designing and Analysing Enrichment Studies; 12.1 Experimental Design; 12.2 Statistical Analysis; 12.3 Example Experimental Design and Associated Statistical Analyses; 12.4 Has Animal Welfare been Improved?; 13 Information Sources about Environmental Enrichment; 13.1 Books 13.2 Pet Books |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143262603321 |
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Young Robert J (Robert John), <1966->
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental enrichment for captive animals [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Young
| Environmental enrichment for captive animals [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Young |
| Autore | Young Robert J (Robert John), <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.0831
636.0832 |
| Collana | UFAW animal welfare series |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental enrichment (Animal culture)
Animal welfare Captive wild animals Domestic animals |
| ISBN |
1-280-74289-5
9786610742899 0-470-70984-7 0-470-75104-5 1-4051-7228-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Environmental Enrichment: an Historical Perspective; 1.1 Definitions; 1.2 A Short History of Animal Keeping; 1.3 Two Approaches to Environmental Enrichment; 1.4 Animal Welfare and Environmental Enrichment; 1.5 Developmental Psychology; 1.6 The Animal Rights Movement; 1.7 The Animal Welfare Movement; 1.8 The Five Freedoms: a Central Concept in Animal Welfare; 1.9 Animal Welfare Indicators; 1.10 Conclusion; 2 Why Bother with Environmental Enrichment?; 2.1 Why Use Enrichment?; 2.2 Justifying Enrichment
2.3 The Ethical Imperative for Environmental Enrichment2.4 Zoos: a Special Case for Enrichment; 2.5 Care-givers and Enrichment; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 Does Environmental Enrichment Work?; 3.1 The Evidence; 3.2 How does Enrichment Improve Animal Welfare?; 4 Proactive v. Reactive use of Environmental Enrichment; 4.1 What Animals Want; 4.2 Prioritising Environmental Enrichment; 4.3 Solving Animal-welfare Problems using Environmental Enrichment; 4.4 Summary: Treating Welfare Problems; 5 Designing an Enrichment Device; 5.1 Identifying What You Want to Do; 5.2 Importance of Species-specific Behaviour 5.3 Rewards and Schedules of Reward5.4 Cosmetic Design Considerations; 5.5 Safety Considerations; 5.6 Discussion and Summary of the Product Design Process; 6 The Enrichment Programme; 6.1 Setting Goals; 6.2 The Enrichment Diary; 6.3 The Enrichment Manual; 6.4 Changing Animal Care-giver Attitudes; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Enrichment for Different Categories of Animals; 7.1 Companion Animals; 7.2 Farm Animals; 7.3 Laboratory Animals; 7.4 Zoo Animals; 7.5 Conclusion; 8 Food and Foraging Enrichment; 8.1 What is Food?; 8.2 How Animals Forage and Feed; 8.3 Feeding in General 8.4 The Sensory Qualities of Food8.5 Conclusion; 9 Social Environmental Enrichment; 9.1 Social Housing of Asocial Species; 9.2 Group Housing of Social Species; 9.3 Behavioural Development and Socialisation; 9.4 Rehabilitation and Group Formation; 9.5 Managing Social Behaviour; 9.6 Solitary Housing of Social Species; 9.7 The Value of Human-Animal Contact; 9.8 The Value of Contraspecific Contact; 9.9 Limited Physical Contact; 9.10 Visual, Auditory and Olfactory Contact; 9.11 Conclusion; 10 Housing; 10.1 Looking at Species and Housing Levels; 10.2 A Substrate Approach to Housing 10.3 A Bottom-up Approach to Housing10.4 Barriers: Keeping People Out and Animals In; 10.5 The World Outside the Enclosure; 10.6 Conclusion; 11 Furniture, Toys and other Objects; 11.1 Furniture; 11.2 Furniture Design and Behaviour; 11.3 Toys and Novel Objects; 11.4 Alternatives to Static Homes; 11.5 Conclusion; 12 Designing and Analysing Enrichment Studies; 12.1 Experimental Design; 12.2 Statistical Analysis; 12.3 Example Experimental Design and Associated Statistical Analyses; 12.4 Has Animal Welfare been Improved?; 13 Information Sources about Environmental Enrichment; 13.1 Books 13.2 Pet Books |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830962803321 |
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Young Robert J (Robert John), <1966->
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental enrichment for captive animals [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Young
| Environmental enrichment for captive animals [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Young |
| Autore | Young Robert J (Robert John), <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.0831
636.0832 |
| Collana | UFAW animal welfare series |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental enrichment (Animal culture)
Animal welfare Captive wild animals Domestic animals |
| ISBN |
1-280-74289-5
9786610742899 0-470-70984-7 0-470-75104-5 1-4051-7228-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Environmental Enrichment: an Historical Perspective; 1.1 Definitions; 1.2 A Short History of Animal Keeping; 1.3 Two Approaches to Environmental Enrichment; 1.4 Animal Welfare and Environmental Enrichment; 1.5 Developmental Psychology; 1.6 The Animal Rights Movement; 1.7 The Animal Welfare Movement; 1.8 The Five Freedoms: a Central Concept in Animal Welfare; 1.9 Animal Welfare Indicators; 1.10 Conclusion; 2 Why Bother with Environmental Enrichment?; 2.1 Why Use Enrichment?; 2.2 Justifying Enrichment
2.3 The Ethical Imperative for Environmental Enrichment2.4 Zoos: a Special Case for Enrichment; 2.5 Care-givers and Enrichment; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 Does Environmental Enrichment Work?; 3.1 The Evidence; 3.2 How does Enrichment Improve Animal Welfare?; 4 Proactive v. Reactive use of Environmental Enrichment; 4.1 What Animals Want; 4.2 Prioritising Environmental Enrichment; 4.3 Solving Animal-welfare Problems using Environmental Enrichment; 4.4 Summary: Treating Welfare Problems; 5 Designing an Enrichment Device; 5.1 Identifying What You Want to Do; 5.2 Importance of Species-specific Behaviour 5.3 Rewards and Schedules of Reward5.4 Cosmetic Design Considerations; 5.5 Safety Considerations; 5.6 Discussion and Summary of the Product Design Process; 6 The Enrichment Programme; 6.1 Setting Goals; 6.2 The Enrichment Diary; 6.3 The Enrichment Manual; 6.4 Changing Animal Care-giver Attitudes; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Enrichment for Different Categories of Animals; 7.1 Companion Animals; 7.2 Farm Animals; 7.3 Laboratory Animals; 7.4 Zoo Animals; 7.5 Conclusion; 8 Food and Foraging Enrichment; 8.1 What is Food?; 8.2 How Animals Forage and Feed; 8.3 Feeding in General 8.4 The Sensory Qualities of Food8.5 Conclusion; 9 Social Environmental Enrichment; 9.1 Social Housing of Asocial Species; 9.2 Group Housing of Social Species; 9.3 Behavioural Development and Socialisation; 9.4 Rehabilitation and Group Formation; 9.5 Managing Social Behaviour; 9.6 Solitary Housing of Social Species; 9.7 The Value of Human-Animal Contact; 9.8 The Value of Contraspecific Contact; 9.9 Limited Physical Contact; 9.10 Visual, Auditory and Olfactory Contact; 9.11 Conclusion; 10 Housing; 10.1 Looking at Species and Housing Levels; 10.2 A Substrate Approach to Housing 10.3 A Bottom-up Approach to Housing10.4 Barriers: Keeping People Out and Animals In; 10.5 The World Outside the Enclosure; 10.6 Conclusion; 11 Furniture, Toys and other Objects; 11.1 Furniture; 11.2 Furniture Design and Behaviour; 11.3 Toys and Novel Objects; 11.4 Alternatives to Static Homes; 11.5 Conclusion; 12 Designing and Analysing Enrichment Studies; 12.1 Experimental Design; 12.2 Statistical Analysis; 12.3 Example Experimental Design and Associated Statistical Analyses; 12.4 Has Animal Welfare been Improved?; 13 Information Sources about Environmental Enrichment; 13.1 Books 13.2 Pet Books |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213219503316 |
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Young Robert J (Robert John), <1966->
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Environmental enrichment for captive animals / / Robert J. Young
| Environmental enrichment for captive animals / / Robert J. Young |
| Autore | Young Robert J (Robert John), <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina | 636.08/32 |
| Collana | UFAW animal welfare series |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental enrichment (Animal culture)
Animal welfare Captive wild animals Domestic animals |
| ISBN |
1-280-74289-5
9786610742899 0-470-70984-7 0-470-75104-5 1-4051-7228-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Environmental Enrichment: an Historical Perspective; 1.1 Definitions; 1.2 A Short History of Animal Keeping; 1.3 Two Approaches to Environmental Enrichment; 1.4 Animal Welfare and Environmental Enrichment; 1.5 Developmental Psychology; 1.6 The Animal Rights Movement; 1.7 The Animal Welfare Movement; 1.8 The Five Freedoms: a Central Concept in Animal Welfare; 1.9 Animal Welfare Indicators; 1.10 Conclusion; 2 Why Bother with Environmental Enrichment?; 2.1 Why Use Enrichment?; 2.2 Justifying Enrichment
2.3 The Ethical Imperative for Environmental Enrichment2.4 Zoos: a Special Case for Enrichment; 2.5 Care-givers and Enrichment; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 Does Environmental Enrichment Work?; 3.1 The Evidence; 3.2 How does Enrichment Improve Animal Welfare?; 4 Proactive v. Reactive use of Environmental Enrichment; 4.1 What Animals Want; 4.2 Prioritising Environmental Enrichment; 4.3 Solving Animal-welfare Problems using Environmental Enrichment; 4.4 Summary: Treating Welfare Problems; 5 Designing an Enrichment Device; 5.1 Identifying What You Want to Do; 5.2 Importance of Species-specific Behaviour 5.3 Rewards and Schedules of Reward5.4 Cosmetic Design Considerations; 5.5 Safety Considerations; 5.6 Discussion and Summary of the Product Design Process; 6 The Enrichment Programme; 6.1 Setting Goals; 6.2 The Enrichment Diary; 6.3 The Enrichment Manual; 6.4 Changing Animal Care-giver Attitudes; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Enrichment for Different Categories of Animals; 7.1 Companion Animals; 7.2 Farm Animals; 7.3 Laboratory Animals; 7.4 Zoo Animals; 7.5 Conclusion; 8 Food and Foraging Enrichment; 8.1 What is Food?; 8.2 How Animals Forage and Feed; 8.3 Feeding in General 8.4 The Sensory Qualities of Food8.5 Conclusion; 9 Social Environmental Enrichment; 9.1 Social Housing of Asocial Species; 9.2 Group Housing of Social Species; 9.3 Behavioural Development and Socialisation; 9.4 Rehabilitation and Group Formation; 9.5 Managing Social Behaviour; 9.6 Solitary Housing of Social Species; 9.7 The Value of Human-Animal Contact; 9.8 The Value of Contraspecific Contact; 9.9 Limited Physical Contact; 9.10 Visual, Auditory and Olfactory Contact; 9.11 Conclusion; 10 Housing; 10.1 Looking at Species and Housing Levels; 10.2 A Substrate Approach to Housing 10.3 A Bottom-up Approach to Housing10.4 Barriers: Keeping People Out and Animals In; 10.5 The World Outside the Enclosure; 10.6 Conclusion; 11 Furniture, Toys and other Objects; 11.1 Furniture; 11.2 Furniture Design and Behaviour; 11.3 Toys and Novel Objects; 11.4 Alternatives to Static Homes; 11.5 Conclusion; 12 Designing and Analysing Enrichment Studies; 12.1 Experimental Design; 12.2 Statistical Analysis; 12.3 Example Experimental Design and Associated Statistical Analyses; 12.4 Has Animal Welfare been Improved?; 13 Information Sources about Environmental Enrichment; 13.1 Books 13.2 Pet Books |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877786203321 |
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Young Robert J (Robert John), <1966->
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of primate husbandry and welfare [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess
| Handbook of primate husbandry and welfare [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess |
| Autore | Wolfensohn Sarah |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Horizontal Blackwell Pub., c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.089
636.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HonessPaul |
| Soggetto topico |
Primates as laboratory animals
Captive wild animals Animal welfare |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-21445-0
9786611214456 0-470-79675-8 0-470-75295-5 1-4051-5615-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Primates: Their characteristics and relationship with man; What is a primate?; Primate characteristics; Why are primates special?; Ethical considerations of animals in captivity; Legal considerations; Further reading; 2 The physical environment; Considerations in acccomodation design; Indoor/outdoor/combination facilities?; Environmental conditions; Waste management; Further research needed; Further reading; 3 Staff management and health and safety; Selection of staff; Training of staff; Health and safety issues
Lone workingEmployee security; Further reading; 4 Nutrition; Natural feeding ecology; Diet formulation and processing; Energy requirements; Carbohydrate, protein and fat; Minerals and vitamins; Water; Supplements; Different life stages; Hand rearing of infants; Further reading; 5 Physical well-being; Assessment of physical health; Quarantine programme; Health-screening programme; Common infectious diseases; Husbandry-related diseases; Sedation of primates; Further reading; 6 Psychological well-being; Strategy for psychological well-being; Environmental enrichment Assessment of psychological healthFurther reading; 7 Training of primates; Why train primates?; Sociality and psychological well-being in primates; Primate behaviour; Modification of behaviour; Further reading; 8 Breeding; Group systems and sizes; Primate fertility; Natural suppression of fertility; Reproductive cycles; Artificial control of reproduction; Pregnancy diagnosis; Parturition; Lactation and weaning; Breeding lifespan; Selection of breeding males; Further reading; 9 Sourcing and transporting primates; Background; Transportation; Provision during transport; Post-move monitoring Further readingIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145423703321 |
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Wolfensohn Sarah
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Horizontal Blackwell Pub., c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of primate husbandry and welfare [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess
| Handbook of primate husbandry and welfare [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess |
| Autore | Wolfensohn Sarah |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Horizontal Blackwell Pub., c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.089
636.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HonessPaul |
| Soggetto topico |
Primates as laboratory animals
Captive wild animals Animal welfare |
| ISBN |
1-281-21445-0
9786611214456 0-470-79675-8 0-470-75295-5 1-4051-5615-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Primates: Their characteristics and relationship with man; What is a primate?; Primate characteristics; Why are primates special?; Ethical considerations of animals in captivity; Legal considerations; Further reading; 2 The physical environment; Considerations in acccomodation design; Indoor/outdoor/combination facilities?; Environmental conditions; Waste management; Further research needed; Further reading; 3 Staff management and health and safety; Selection of staff; Training of staff; Health and safety issues
Lone workingEmployee security; Further reading; 4 Nutrition; Natural feeding ecology; Diet formulation and processing; Energy requirements; Carbohydrate, protein and fat; Minerals and vitamins; Water; Supplements; Different life stages; Hand rearing of infants; Further reading; 5 Physical well-being; Assessment of physical health; Quarantine programme; Health-screening programme; Common infectious diseases; Husbandry-related diseases; Sedation of primates; Further reading; 6 Psychological well-being; Strategy for psychological well-being; Environmental enrichment Assessment of psychological healthFurther reading; 7 Training of primates; Why train primates?; Sociality and psychological well-being in primates; Primate behaviour; Modification of behaviour; Further reading; 8 Breeding; Group systems and sizes; Primate fertility; Natural suppression of fertility; Reproductive cycles; Artificial control of reproduction; Pregnancy diagnosis; Parturition; Lactation and weaning; Breeding lifespan; Selection of breeding males; Further reading; 9 Sourcing and transporting primates; Background; Transportation; Provision during transport; Post-move monitoring Further readingIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830717503321 |
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Wolfensohn Sarah
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Horizontal Blackwell Pub., c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of primate husbandry and welfare [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess
| Handbook of primate husbandry and welfare [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess |
| Autore | Wolfensohn Sarah |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Horizontal Blackwell Pub., c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.089
636.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HonessPaul |
| Soggetto topico |
Primates as laboratory animals
Captive wild animals Animal welfare |
| ISBN |
1-281-21445-0
9786611214456 0-470-79675-8 0-470-75295-5 1-4051-5615-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Primates: Their characteristics and relationship with man; What is a primate?; Primate characteristics; Why are primates special?; Ethical considerations of animals in captivity; Legal considerations; Further reading; 2 The physical environment; Considerations in acccomodation design; Indoor/outdoor/combination facilities?; Environmental conditions; Waste management; Further research needed; Further reading; 3 Staff management and health and safety; Selection of staff; Training of staff; Health and safety issues
Lone workingEmployee security; Further reading; 4 Nutrition; Natural feeding ecology; Diet formulation and processing; Energy requirements; Carbohydrate, protein and fat; Minerals and vitamins; Water; Supplements; Different life stages; Hand rearing of infants; Further reading; 5 Physical well-being; Assessment of physical health; Quarantine programme; Health-screening programme; Common infectious diseases; Husbandry-related diseases; Sedation of primates; Further reading; 6 Psychological well-being; Strategy for psychological well-being; Environmental enrichment Assessment of psychological healthFurther reading; 7 Training of primates; Why train primates?; Sociality and psychological well-being in primates; Primate behaviour; Modification of behaviour; Further reading; 8 Breeding; Group systems and sizes; Primate fertility; Natural suppression of fertility; Reproductive cycles; Artificial control of reproduction; Pregnancy diagnosis; Parturition; Lactation and weaning; Breeding lifespan; Selection of breeding males; Further reading; 9 Sourcing and transporting primates; Background; Transportation; Provision during transport; Post-move monitoring Further readingIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213952203316 |
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Wolfensohn Sarah
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Horizontal Blackwell Pub., c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Handbook of primate husbandry and welfare / / Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess
| Handbook of primate husbandry and welfare / / Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess |
| Autore | Wolfensohn Sarah |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Horizontal Blackwell Pub., c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 636.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HonessPaul |
| Soggetto topico |
Primates as laboratory animals
Captive wild animals Animal welfare |
| ISBN |
1-281-21445-0
9786611214456 0-470-79675-8 0-470-75295-5 1-4051-5615-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Primates: Their characteristics and relationship with man; What is a primate?; Primate characteristics; Why are primates special?; Ethical considerations of animals in captivity; Legal considerations; Further reading; 2 The physical environment; Considerations in acccomodation design; Indoor/outdoor/combination facilities?; Environmental conditions; Waste management; Further research needed; Further reading; 3 Staff management and health and safety; Selection of staff; Training of staff; Health and safety issues
Lone workingEmployee security; Further reading; 4 Nutrition; Natural feeding ecology; Diet formulation and processing; Energy requirements; Carbohydrate, protein and fat; Minerals and vitamins; Water; Supplements; Different life stages; Hand rearing of infants; Further reading; 5 Physical well-being; Assessment of physical health; Quarantine programme; Health-screening programme; Common infectious diseases; Husbandry-related diseases; Sedation of primates; Further reading; 6 Psychological well-being; Strategy for psychological well-being; Environmental enrichment Assessment of psychological healthFurther reading; 7 Training of primates; Why train primates?; Sociality and psychological well-being in primates; Primate behaviour; Modification of behaviour; Further reading; 8 Breeding; Group systems and sizes; Primate fertility; Natural suppression of fertility; Reproductive cycles; Artificial control of reproduction; Pregnancy diagnosis; Parturition; Lactation and weaning; Breeding lifespan; Selection of breeding males; Further reading; 9 Sourcing and transporting primates; Background; Transportation; Provision during transport; Post-move monitoring Further readingIndex |
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Horizontal Blackwell Pub., c2005 | ||
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