Description
Completely updated and revised, a new, international expert editorial and multidisciplinary authorship team build on Andrew Fraser's decades of work as an ethologist, veterinarian, historian, horseman, breeder, trainer, conservationist, and field scientist, sharing essential knowledge to improve horse behaviour, welfare and safety.
New for the third edition:
The effects of noise on the horse's welfare.
Husbandry and grazing management as well as transport and horse safety during road transport.
Key issues and advances concerning equipment and the horse's mouth.
Genetics and temperament, including horse vocalisations and what these indicate.
Welfare assessment models and welfare dilemmas such as euthanasia.
The gaits and challenges of equestrian sports.
Considerations of behaviour and welfare during evacuation and rescue.
This classic text remains an essential resource for veterinarians, animal scientists, equine professionals and horse owners.
Table of contents
- 1: Development and Assessment of Equine Behaviour
- 2: Sensory and Neurologic Faculties
- 3: The Neurological Underpinnings of Behaviour
- 4: Behavioural Homeostasis, Daily Rhythms and Advances in Monitoring
- 5: Ingestion, Elimination and Comfort
- 6: Kinetic Behaviour and Athletic Performance
- 7: Spatial Factors
- 8: Equine Transport
- 9: Reproduction and Breeding
- 10: Mare Foal Dynamics
- 11: Foal Function and Welfare
- 12: Development and Social Behaviour
- 13: Undesirable Behaviour and Stress
- 14: Humane Control, Training and Husbandry
- 15: Evacuation and Rescue Welfare Husted
Readership
This classic text remains an essential resource for veterinarians, animal scientists, equine professionals and horse owners.
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