Companion animal care and welfare : the UFAW companion animal handbook / edited by James Yeates.

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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 s...

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Uniform Title:UFAW animal welfare series.
Corporate Author: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
Other Authors: Yeates, James, 1980- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019.
Series:UFAW animal welfare series.
Subjects:
Pets.
Animal welfare.
Animal Welfare.
Animal Diseases.
Physical Description:xiv, 484 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : the care and animal welfare of all species / James Yeates
  • Carnivorans (Carnivora) /James Yeates
  • Cats (Felis silvestris catus) / Irene Rochlitx and James Yeates
  • Dogs (Canis familiaris) / Nicola ROoney and Kevin Stafford
  • Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) /Claudia Vinke, Nico J. Schoemaker, and Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland
  • Rabbits and rodents (Glires) / James Yeates and Vera Baumans
  • European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) / Siobhan Nullan and Richard Saunders
  • Guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus (Caviomorphs) / Anne McBride and Anna Meredith
  • Golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) / Bryan Howard
  • Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) / Elke Scheibler and Eva Waiblinger
  • Domestic rats (Rattus norvegicus) / Oliver Burman
  • Ungulates (Ungulata) / James Yeates and Paul McGreevy
  • Horses (Equus caballus) / Paul McGreevy and James Yeates
  • Birds (Avia) / John Chitty and James Yeates
  • Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) / Graham Law, Rudolf Nager, and Michael Wilkinson
  • True parrots (Psittacoidea) / Joy Mench, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Kirk Klasing, and Victoria Cussen
  • Pigeons (Columba livia) / John Chitty
  • Reptiles (Reptilia) /Joanna Hedley, Robert Johnson, and James Yeates
  • Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) / Robert Johnson amd Sophie Adwick
  • Non-venomous colubrid snakes (Colubridae) / Joanna Hedley and Kevin Eatwell
  • Mediterranean tortoises (Testudo spp.) / Andrew C. Highfield
  • Ornamental fish (Actinopterygii) / Lynne Sneddon and David Wolfenden
  • Goldfish (Carassius auratus) / Culum Brown, David Wolfenden, and Lynne Sneddon.