Cattle Behaviour & Welfare, Second Edition

Cattle are one of our major domesticated animals, a higher mammal with complex mental and physical needs. The benefit of a knowledge of cattle behaviour means veterinarians and stockpeople can recognise abnormal behaviour signs for disease diagnosis and indication of an inadequate environment. This book replaces the book Cattle Behaviour, written by the same author and published by Farming Press in 1993. The text has been revised and updated and four new chapters on cattle welfare have been added. The main interest of many reading a book on behaviour is its relation to the welfare of the species, so the combination of welfare and behaviour is a logical one.Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Cattle Welfare (pages 1–9):
Chapter 2 The Welfare of Dairy Cows (pages 10–22):
Chapter 3 The Welfare of Beef Cattle and Draft Oxen (pages 23–29):
Chapter 4 The Welfare of Calves (pages 30–37):
Chapter 5 The Welfare of Cattle During Transport, Marketing and Slaughter (pages 38–48):
Chapter 6 Environmental Perception and Cognition (pages 49–61):
Chapter 7 Acquisition of Behaviour and the Use of Selective Breeding to Improve Welfare (pages 62–77):
Chapter 8 Play Behaviour (pages 78–83):
Chapter 9 Social Behaviour (pages 84–122):
Chapter 10 Nutritional Behaviour (pages 123–151):
Chapter 11 Reproductive Behaviour (pages 152–178):
Chapter 12 Locomotion and Movement (pages 179–197):
Chapter 13 Resting Behaviour (pages 198–207):
Chapter 14 Behavioural Adaptation to Inadequate Environments (pages 208–216):
Chapter 15 The Relationship Between Cattle and Man (pages 217–224):