Bridging Research Disciplines to Advance Animal Welfare Science: A Practical Guide
By Irene Camerlink
Bridging Research Disciplines to Advance Animal Welfare Science: A Practical Guide PDF. In recent years there has been a huge rise in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in animal sciences which has accelerated improvements in animal welfare.
Down to earth and practical, this book gives guidance on how cross-disciplinary research can advance animal welfare. With numerous examples and case studies, the text explains:
· the different concepts regarding cross-disciplinary research
· how to set up cross-disciplinary research projects
· how to work in cross functional teams and models for effective team working
· how different fields can impact animal welfare, including social sciences, neurosciences, genetics, behavioural ecology and technology.
The aim of the Bridging Research Disciplines to Advance Animal Welfare Science: A Practical Guide book is to help researchers and graduate animal science students to understand how to advance animal welfare through the integration of disciplines.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Crossing disciplines
1: Interdisciplinary Research to Advance Animal Welfare Science: An Introduction
2: Pragmatics for Cross-disciplinary Collaboration
3: Doing Animal Welfare Transdisciplinary Research with Stakeholders: Advantages, Pitfalls and Hands-on Solutions
4: Interdisciplinarity and the Dilemmas of Knowledge
Section 2: Applying other disciplines in animal welfare research
5: Human-centred Research Approaches to Improve Animal Welfare: Survey Design and Stakeholder Involvement
6: Human Behaviour Change Models for Improving Animal Welfare
7: Applying Economic Models to Assess the Viability of Animal Welfare Interventions
8: Application of Psychometrics to Assess Quality of Life in Animals
9: Behavioural Tests for Learning and Cognition in Humans and Animals
10: Using Neuroscience to Better Understand Animals and their Welfare
11: The Microbiota–Gut-Brain Axis in Determining Social Behaviours of Animals
12: Improving Animal Welfare Using Genetic and Genomic Tools
13: Epigenetic Tools to Identify Stress and Exposure to Detrimental Conditions in Production Animals
14: Using Principles from Behavioural Ecology to Address Animal Welfare Issues
15: Practical Considerations for the Use of Precision Livestock Farming to Improve Animal Welfare
