Social behavior in farm animals /
Social behavior in farm animals /
edited by L.J. Keeling, Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara, Sweden and H.W. Gonyou, Prairie Swine Centre, Saskatoon, Canada.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 406 pages) : illustrations, charts
Includes bibliographical references index.
Living in Groups : an Evolutionary Perspective / Michael Mendl and Suzanne Held -- Group Life / A. Cecilia Lindberg -- Parental Behaviour / Per Jensen -- The Evolution and Domestication of Social Behaviour / W. Ray Stricklin -- The Social Behaviour of Cattle / Marie-France Bouissou, Alain Boissy, Pierre Le Neindre and Isabelle Veissier -- The Social Behaviour of Pigs / Harold W. Gonyou -- The Social Behaviour of Domestic Birds / Joy Mench and Linda Keeling -- The Social Behaviour of Sheep / Andrew Fisher and Lindsay Matthews -- The Social Behaviour of Horses / Natalie K. Waran -- The Social Behaviour of Fish / Eva Brännäs, Anders Alanärä and Carin Magnhagen -- Breaking Social Bonds / Ruth Newberry and Janice Swanson -- Individual Differences and Personality / Hans Erhard and Willem Schouten -- People as Social Actors in the World of Farm Animals / Jeffrey Rushen, Anne Marie de Passillé, Lene Munksgaard and Hajima Tanida -- Social Cognition of Farm Animals / Suzanne T. Millman and Ian J.H. Duncan.
Access limited to subscribing institution.
The book is about social behaviour in farm animals (cattle, pigs, domestic birds, sheep, horses and fish). Part I of the book deals with the concepts of social behaviour, Part II concentrates on species-specific animal behaviour, and part III tackles the contemporary topics in social behaviour.
Domestic animals--Behavior.
Social behavior in animals.
Animal Husbandry and Production, (New March 2000)
Animal Behaviour.
Animal Welfare.
Cattle.
Fishes.
Fowls.
Horses.
Pigs.
Sheep.
Animal welfare.
Behaviour.
Domestic animals.
Farm management.
Group behaviour.
Parental behaviour.
Poultry.
Social behaviour.
Electronic books.
SF756.7 / .S58 2001eb
636/.001/5915
Includes bibliographical references index.
Living in Groups : an Evolutionary Perspective / Michael Mendl and Suzanne Held -- Group Life / A. Cecilia Lindberg -- Parental Behaviour / Per Jensen -- The Evolution and Domestication of Social Behaviour / W. Ray Stricklin -- The Social Behaviour of Cattle / Marie-France Bouissou, Alain Boissy, Pierre Le Neindre and Isabelle Veissier -- The Social Behaviour of Pigs / Harold W. Gonyou -- The Social Behaviour of Domestic Birds / Joy Mench and Linda Keeling -- The Social Behaviour of Sheep / Andrew Fisher and Lindsay Matthews -- The Social Behaviour of Horses / Natalie K. Waran -- The Social Behaviour of Fish / Eva Brännäs, Anders Alanärä and Carin Magnhagen -- Breaking Social Bonds / Ruth Newberry and Janice Swanson -- Individual Differences and Personality / Hans Erhard and Willem Schouten -- People as Social Actors in the World of Farm Animals / Jeffrey Rushen, Anne Marie de Passillé, Lene Munksgaard and Hajima Tanida -- Social Cognition of Farm Animals / Suzanne T. Millman and Ian J.H. Duncan.
Access limited to subscribing institution.
The book is about social behaviour in farm animals (cattle, pigs, domestic birds, sheep, horses and fish). Part I of the book deals with the concepts of social behaviour, Part II concentrates on species-specific animal behaviour, and part III tackles the contemporary topics in social behaviour.
Domestic animals--Behavior.
Social behavior in animals.
Animal Husbandry and Production, (New March 2000)
Animal Behaviour.
Animal Welfare.
Cattle.
Fishes.
Fowls.
Horses.
Pigs.
Sheep.
Animal welfare.
Behaviour.
Domestic animals.
Farm management.
Group behaviour.
Parental behaviour.
Poultry.
Social behaviour.
Electronic books.
SF756.7 / .S58 2001eb
636/.001/5915