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245 1 4 _aThe Welfare Of Cats
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by Irene Rochlitz.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands,
_c2007.
300 _aXXI, 283 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aAnimal Welfare,
_x1572-7408 ;
_v3
505 0 _aCat Behaviour: Social Organization, Communication And Development -- The Assessment Of Welfare -- The Human-Cat Relationship -- Behaviour Problems And Welfare -- Cat Overpopulation in the United States -- The Welfare Of Feral Cats -- Housing And Welfare -- Disease And Welfare -- Nutrition And Welfare -- Breeding And Welfare.
520 _aAnimal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companion, zoo and laboratory animals. The increased attention given to farm animal welfare in the West derives largely from the fact that the relentless pursuit of financial reward and efficiency has led to the development of intensive animal production systems, that challenge the conscience of many consumers in those countries. In developing countries human survival is still a daily uncertainty, so that provision for animal welfare has to be balanced against human welfare. Welfare is usually provided for only if it supports the output of the animal, be it food, work, clothing, sport or companionship. In reality, there are resources for all if they are properly husbanded in both developing and developed countries. The inequitable division of the world’s riches creates physical and psychological poverty for humans and animals alike in all sectors of the world. Livestock are the world’s biggest land user (FAO, 2002) and the population is increasing rapidly to meet the need of an expanding human population. Populations of farm animals managed by humans are therefore increasing worldwide, and there is the tendency to allocate fewer resources to each animal. Increased attention to welfare issues is just as evident for companion, laboratory, wild and zoo animals.
650 0 _aLife sciences.
650 0 _aVeterinary medicine.
650 0 _aBehavioral sciences.
650 0 _aZoology.
650 0 _aAnimal genetics.
650 0 _aAnimal physiology.
650 1 4 _aLife Sciences.
650 2 4 _aZoology.
650 2 4 _aBehavioral Sciences.
650 2 4 _aVeterinary Medicine.
650 2 4 _aAnimal Genetics and Genomics.
650 2 4 _aAnimal Physiology.
700 1 _aRochlitz, Irene.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aAnimal Welfare,
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