Fraser's The Behaviour and Welfare of the Horse

Continues to provide a comprehensive overview of equine behaviour and an outline of current advances in our understanding, as well as offering insights into contemporary and future challenges for improving horse welfare and safety.

The third edition of this book contains 15 illustrated chapters on the development and assessment of equine behavior; sensory and neurologic faculties; the neurological underpinnings of behaviour; behavioral homeostasis, daily rhythms and advances in monitoring; ingestion, elimination and comfort; kinetic behaviour and athletic performance; spatial factors; equine transport; reproduction and breeding; mare and foal dynamics; foal function and welfare; development and social behaviour; undesirable behaviour and stress; humane control, training and husbandry and evacuation and rescue welfare.

Completely updated and revised, a new, international, expert editorial team builds 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 and welfare.

A range of international experts and key opinion leaders have updated this edition to

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

CAB International

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Riley, Christopher B.; Creiger, Sharon E. Fraser, Andrew

ISBN:

978-1-78-924212-6

Specialty:

• Animal Sciences
• Equine Science

Language:

English

Edition:

3rd

Pages:

0

Publication Year:

2022

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