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Do you see the same cat that I see? Inter- and intra-observer reliability for Qualitative Behaviour Assessment as temperament indicator in domestic cats 你和我看到的是同一只猫吗?定性行为评估作为家猫气质指标的观察者间和观察者内信度

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Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.7120/09627286.31.3.004

IC Travnik, DS Machado, AC Sant'Anna

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On the use of body mass measures in severity assessment in laboratory passerine birds 体质测量在实验室雀鸟严重程度评估中的应用

IF 1.2 4区农林科学

Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.7120/09627286.31.1.013

CP Andrews

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Behavioral Biology of Laboratory Animals Edited by K Coleman and SJ Schapiro (2022). Published by CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 33487, USA. 560 pages Hardback (ISBN: 978-0-367-02923-4). Price £154.55. 实验动物的行为生物学由K科尔曼和SJ夏皮罗编辑(2022)。CRC出版社，Boca Raton, FL 33487, USA。560页精装本(ISBN: 978-0-367-02923-4)。价格£154.55。

IF 1.2 4区农林科学

Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0962728600010186

N. Franco

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Bearing Witness: Ruth Harrison and British Farm Animal Welfare (1920-2000) C Kirchhelle (2021). Published by Palgrave Macmillan, Crinan Street, London N1 9XW, UK. 297 pages Hardback (ISBN: 978-3030627911). Price £29.93, (Kindle Edition free of charge). 证言:露丝·哈里森与英国农场动物福利(1920-2000)C·基尔切勒(2021)。Palgrave Macmillan出版社出版，英国伦敦克里南街N1 9XW。297页精装本(ISBN: 978-3030627911)。售价29.93英镑(Kindle版免费)。

IF 1.2 4区农林科学

Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0962728600010034

J. Harfeld

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Broom and Fraser’s domestic animal behaviour and welfare 布鲁姆和弗雷泽的家养动物行为和福利

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Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1079/9781789249835.0000

B. Nielsen

引用次数: 6

Practical Canine Behaviour: For Veterinary Nurses and Technicians, Second Edition S Hedges (2021). Published by CABI, Nosworthy Way, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8DE, UK. 312 pages Paperback (ISBN: 978-1789246810). Price £45.00, €52.00, US$60.00. 实用犬的行为:兽医护士和技术人员，第二版S树篱(2021)。由CABI出版，Nosworthy Way, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8DE, UK。312页平装本(ISBN: 978-1789246810)。价格£45.00，€52.00,US$60.00。

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Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0962728600010046

Louise Buckley

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Training as enrichment: A critical review 作为充实的训练:批判性的回顾

IF 1.2 4区农林科学

Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.7120/09627286.31.1.001

EJ Fernandez

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Animal-centric Care and Management, First Edition Edited by DB Sørensen, S Cloutier and BN Gaskill (2021). Published by CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. 190 pages Hardback/Paperback (ISBN: 978-0367181024). Price £85.78 (hardback), £31.99 (paperback). 以动物为中心的护理和管理，第一版由DB Sørensen, S Cloutier和BN Gaskill编辑(2021)。CRC出版社出版，博卡拉顿，佛罗里达州，美国。190页精装/平装(ISBN: 978-0367181024)。价格:85.78英镑(精装本)，31.99英镑(平装本)。

IF 1.2 4区农林科学

Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.1017/s096272860000988x

J. Roughan

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The effect of blindfolding and swaddling on the stress response to handling in domestic rabbits 蒙眼和襁褓对家兔处理应激反应的影响

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Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.7120/09627286.31.1.003

KS McIndoe, R. Saunders, EJ Blackwell, NJ Rooney

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An analysis of the approaches taken around the world to whale euthanasia 世界各地对鲸鱼安乐死的方法分析

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Animal Welfare Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.7120/09627286.31.1.010

H. Stringfellow, A. Butterworth, MP Simmonds

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