BSAVA Manual of Practical Veterinary Welfare

Contributors Foreword Preface Ch01_Animal ethics and welfare Admission form Ch02_Assessment and recording methods tool kit Examples of Client questionnaires Small mammal admission questionnaire Reptile admission questionnaire Bird admission questionnaire Bird of prey admission questionnaire Behaviour questionnaires Canine behaviour questionnaire Feline behaviour questionnaire Rabbit behaviour questionnaire Ch03_Animal behaviour Case example 1: Clever Hans Case example 2: Habituation to your environment Case example 3: Miller’s imprint training of the neonatal horse Case example 4: The round pound coin Case example 5: Timing as a pitfall of punishment Case example 6: Experimental induction of neurosis Case example 7: The yappy and snappy small dog Case example 8: Care labels Case example 9: Dog barks, tails and eyes Ch04_Animal enrichment Ch05_Nutritional welfare Case example 1: Grazing animals Case example 2: Welfare compromises that can be caused in wild species by habituation through food Ch06_Welfare-focused animal training Case example 1: Muzzle training – dog Case example 2: Secondary training in African wild dogs Case example 3: Sit and stay exercises – dog Case example 4: Stationing – dog Case example 5: Recall training – dog Case example 6: Audio recall – cat Case example 7: Crate training – cat Case example 8: Establishment of calm behaviour and trust in a rabbit Case example 9: Operant conditioning to facilitate handling of guinea pigs Case example 10: Zoo animal transport Case example 11: Four-term contingency evaluation of a cat scratch Case example 12: Ring-tailed lemurs – crate training Case example 13: Flamingos at Copenhangen Zoo Case example 14: Desensitization – fearful German Shepherd Dog x Golden Retriever Case example 15: Scale training a green-winged macaw Case example 16: Scale training three primate species in one exhibit Case example 17: Hand injection in a crested porcupine Case example 18: Hand injection in aye-ayes Case example 19: Hand injection in African wild dogs Case example 20: Nail clipping in a Sulawesi crested macaque Case example 21: Bumblefoot in a king vulture Ch07_Optimizing animal welfare in clinical practice Case example 1: Puppy consultations Case example 2: Early age neutering Case example 3: Geriatric patients Ch08_End-stage care Ch09_One Health Ch10_Veterinary team health and welfare Index