"Stress and Animal Welfare" provides students of animal biology with a coverage of the concepts and scientific measurement of the welfare of animals. This book explains the basic biological principles of how animals actually cope with stress, and the major part of the work is devoted to explaining scientifically usable concepts in stress and welfare. A wide range of stress indicators are highlighted in detail with examples being drawn from man and other species. This information forms the basis for a synthesis of ideas presented in this text. Among the issues covered are: how physical systems are regulated by the body and brain; limits to adaptation; assessing welfare for both short-term and long-term responses; ethical problems and suggested solutions. Proper assessment of animal welfare is essential so that informed decisions can be taken about what is morally acceptable in terms of practice and in the development of more effective legislation. This text encapsulates a very wide body of literature on scientific aspects of animal welfare, and may prove a valuable asset for students and teachers of animal biology.

Author Biography

Donald M. Broom is the Colleen Macleod Professor of Animal Welfare at the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK, and Dr. Ken G. Johnson is at the Department of Physiology, Murdoch University, Australia.