{"product_id":"assessing-animal-welfare","title":"COMING SOON: Assessing Animal Welfare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAutor: G. Mason |  B. Nielsen | M. Mendl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErscheinungsdatum:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSeptember 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuflage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Auflage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSprache:\u003c\/strong\u003e Englisch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm\/Einband:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeschreibung:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA clear, practical guide on how to use validated indicators of affective states\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAssessing Animal Welfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a guide on how to use accurate indicators to assess the welfare of animals. The basis for this book is construct validity: how we can validate different indicators that are commonly used to assess animal welfare and apply this knowledge when using these indicators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarting with two chapters on the challenges of assessing emotions and moods in animals, and the importance and basis of construct validation, the following chapters evaluate the validity of 11 indicators that range from being suitable for assessing short-term emotions to assessing cumulative negative affect over a lifetime. Each chapter further highlights the limitations of each indicator and provides clear, useful guidance on its interpretation to avoid associated pitfalls. The book also shows how different indicators can complement each other, with real-life examples showing how to put theory into practice. The final chapter concludes by discussing some of the remaining challenges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by leading experts in their respective fields, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAssessing Animal Welfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive key approaches to assessing the construct validity of a welfare indicator: using humans as models; observing how indicators change in rewarding or punishing situations, or when in the presence of threats to\/promoters of ancestral fitness; taking a pharmacological approach; and assessing co-variance with already validated indicators\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndicators of emotion, focusing on preference\/avoidance, vocal signals, acute corticosteroid responses, body temperature and heart rate, ideal for assessing short-term events like handling, transport, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndicators of cumulative welfare focusing on abnormal repetitive behaviour, cellular aging, and hippocampal plasticity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndicators of mood, focusing on judgement biases, play, the hormone DHEA, and measures of reward responsiveness, ideal for assessing effects of long-term situations such as housing conditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow each valid indicator may sometimes yield false leads (suggesting affective states that are absent) or false null results (overlooking affective states that are present), and ways to avoid these pitfalls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAssessing Animal Welfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serves as a clear and practical guide for animal welfare researchers, veterinarians, and students of animal welfare science, helping them evaluate and use the most accurate affective state indicators for a given situation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuchpreis zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung variabel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53232642425168,"sku":"1312","price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/1387\/0160\/files\/AssessingAnimalWelfare.jpg?v=1783585610","url":"https:\/\/voek-book.at\/products\/assessing-animal-welfare","provider":"VÖK Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}