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Book Detail
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Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals
Young, Robert J.
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Category: Veterinary Medicine Affiliation: Pontifica Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais Audience: Professional and scholarly Dimensions: 9.6 x 0.52 x 6.8 in
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Synopsis:
For many years, those that work with animals have been studying the effect of environment on animal behavior in captivity. More importantly, questions have been asked about environment as it relates to quality of life and animal welfare. It is now believed that environmental improvement is vital to bettering the welfare of any captive animal. Whether companion, farm, laboratory, or zoo animals are the subject enriching and improving their environment will improve animal health and happiness. In Environmental Enrichment, Rob J. Young covers both the scientific principles and the implementation of environmental enrichment as applied to any captive animal. For the first time, science and practice have been integrated in a text that will appeal to academics and practitioners. In this comprehensive book, Young covers scientific principles on environmental enrichment as it relates to animal welfare. The text presents scientific evidence that environmental enrichment improves animal welfare and describes practical ways to implement environmental enrichment. By bringing theory and practice together, Young aims to advance the understanding of environmental enrichment and improve animal welfare. This text will appeal to animal welfare experts, laboratory animal technicians, veterinarians, farmers, and animal behavior specialists, as well as students of these disciplines.
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