Animals and Human Society

ISBN-13: 9780128052471 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 540 str.

Spis treści

1. Animal perception - differences with those of people 2. Animal attributes exploited by humans 3. Animal products and human nutrition 4. Animals and human development 5. Hunter gatherers 6. The Neolithic Revolution 7. Domestic agricultural animals 7.a. Impact of livestock globally to alleviating hunger 7.b. The impact of animal genetics 7.c. The impact of animal feeds 7.d. Sustainable livestock production 8. Non-vertebrates 9. Animals in the military 10. Animals in entertainment and sport 10.e. The impact of horse 10.f. The economic impact of horses in the USA 11. Animals in religion, culture and mythology 12. Animals as companions 13. Animals in medicine and research 13.g. Animal experimentation 14. Zoonoses and allergies 15. Pests 16. Parasites 17. Invasive and Introduced Species 18. Impact of Agricultural Animals on the Environment 19. Habitat Destruction 19.h. Animal waste 19.i. Wildlife and environmental pollution 19.j. Human wildlife conflicts 20. Animal welfare vs Animal rights 21. Animal extinctions

O autorze

Colin G. Scanes was formerly editor of the journal Poultry Science and has held senior faculty and/or administrative positions at the University of Leeds, Rutgers-the State University of New Jersey, Iowa State University, Mississippi State University, and University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Dr. Scanes was also the editor for the latest (sixth) edition of Sturkie's Avian Physiology for Elsevier/Academic Press. He has extensive experience in teaching undergraduates and research with more than 600 publications. Samia R. Toukhsati is an Honorary Behavioural Neuroscientist at the Animal Welfare Science Centre in Australia with expertise in psychological research that includes human-animal interactions. Dr Toukhsati has held academic positions at Monash University and The Ohio State University and is presently appointed Research Fellow at Austin Health. Dr Toukhsati has extensive experience in tertiary education and research with more than 30 publications. She is also a graduate of the Go8 Future Research Leaders Program with more than 15 years' international management experience in project innovation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.