The Sciences of Animal Welfare analyses the diverse, interconnecting subjects which constitute this fascinating multidisciplinary field, whilst also considering the limitations and benefits of those subjects to the development and future of Animal Welfare Science. This book examines past, present and future practices and thinking, including the wide-ranging interests within society that influence attitudes towards animals and conversely how animal welfare scientists may influence those attitudes.

Key themes of the book include:

The authors acknowledge the field's debt to past successes in animal-based science disciplines, successes that markedly improved animal welfare long before the concept of animal welfare entered common parlance. They also recognise the problems which unexpectedly arose, and anticipate future successes.

Suggesting innovative approaches to Animal Welfare Science, and written by world renowned experts,The Sciences of Animal Welfare is essential reading for anyone interested, studying or currently working in Animal Welfare Science.

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 and technology. For details of all of the titles in the series seewww.wiley.com/go/ufaw.

Emily Patterson-Kane is an Animal Welfare Scientist at the American Veterinary Medical Association in Illinois, USA.

Kevin J Stafford is Professor of Veterinary Ethology and Co-Director of the Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre at Massey University, New Zealand.

UFAW, founded 1926, is an internationally recognised, independent, scientific and educational animal welfare charity. This book is an excellent new edition to the UFAW series.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Part 1 Introduction.

1 Focus of Animal Welfare.

Part 2 Paths from the Past.

2 Agricultural Sciences and Animal Welfare: Crop Production and Animal Production.

3 Veterinary Science and Animal Welfare.

4 Genetics, Biotechnology and Animal Breeding: Mixed Blessings.

Part 3 Assessment of Animal Welfare.

5 Animal Welfare, Grading Compromise and Mitigating Suffering.

6 Standardized Behavioural Testing in Non-Verbal Humans and Other Animals.

Part 4 Human Inputs and Animal Welfare.

7 HumanAnimal Interactions and Animal Welfare.

8 Environmental Enrichment: Studying the Nature of Nurture.

9 Social Contexts of Animal Welfare.

Part 5 Thinking Outside the Box.

10 Integrated Perspectives: Sleep, Developmental Stage and Animal Welfare.

11 The Wider Context of Animal Welfare Science.

References.

Index.