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Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in its Cultural Context takes a completely fresh and thought-provoking approach. It is essential reading for anyone interested, studying or currently working in the field of animal welfare science. David Fraser places modern-day welfare issues within their historical framework by tracing the evolving ideas that led to current thinking. He also highlights some intriguing issues relating to the contradiction inherent in the term ‘animal welfare science’ and the practical problem of how to assess emotional states in animals. This book is part of the UFAW/Wiley-Blackwell Animal Welfare Book Series. This major series of books produced in collaboration between UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare), and Wiley-Blackwell provides an authoritative source of information on worldwide developments, current thinking and best practice in the field of animal welfare science. 336 p.
Series: UFAW Animal Welfare Series
- David Fraser. One of the Pioneers of Animal Welfare Science, Advisor to many international organizations, Currently Professor and NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare. University of British Columbia (Canada).
- Publication date (electronic format): 2008-10 – Wiley-Blackwell; Copyright © 2008 by UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare).
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