The Complete Textbook of Animal Health and Welfare is a core text for students in animal care, animal technology or animal science programmes, and a supplementary text for related equine, wildlife and veterinary courses. It provides an in depth text for students at Further Education (FE) levels 2 and 3, and a foundation text for students studying in Higher Education. Each chapter covers the subject in depth (level 3 FE) via diagrams, images and text, then summarises it at a foundation level (level 2 FE) to engage students of different abilities.
Key Features
- core text for students studying animal care, animal technology or animal science
- supplementary text for related equine, wildlife and veterinary courses
- reflects all aspects covered in the animal care curriculum
- highly illustrated
- written by author with expertise in this area with many contributions from experienced educationalists and experts to ensure quality & validity
- covers all species
Author Information
Edited by Jane Williams, RCVS, CertEd, VN, Section Head for Environment and Land-based Studies, South Devon College, Paignton, Devon, UK
1 Introduction to the animal body Jane Williams
2 Locomotor system Jane Williams
3 Cardiovascular and respiratory system Jane Williams
4 Digestive and lymphatic systems Jane Williams
5 Urogenital system Jane Williams
6 Nervous system Jane Williams
7 Endocrine and exocrine systems Jane Williams
8 The animal and equine industry Donna de Haan & Lucy Dumbell
9 Companion animal health and welfare Jane Williams
10 Equine health and welfare Debbie Duke
11 Farm animal health and welfare Jane Williams & Debbie Duke
12 Genetics and reproductive science Jane Williams
13 Terminology and management of animal collections Jane Williams
14 Principles of animal behaviour Jane Williams
15 Behaviour of common species Jane Williams
16 Grooming Jane Williams
17 Research methods Dr Hayley Randle
18 Complementary therapies Lisa Yates
19 Principles of ecology John Dutton
20 Exotic species Rachel Rayers
21 First aid Jane Williams
22 Nutrition Jane Williams
23 Animal welfare and the law Donna de Haan & Lucy Dumbell
24 Management of zoological collections Julian Chapman
25 Laboratory skills and microbiology Jane Williams
26 The veterinary profession, pharmacology and theatre practice Jane Williams
27 Fluid therapy and diseases Jane Williams
28 Anaesthesia and radiography Jane Williams
Appendix Normal clinical parameters of companion animals
Updated 8 August 2008
''The idea of combining all of health and welfare is laudable and bold, but there is a lack of a general resource about what is important to animals. It was therefore pleasing to hear that Jane Williams had undertaken the task, albeit mitigated by trepidation about whether the task was even possible. The book reads engagingly and looks lovely; its exceptionally colourful layout and its charming style immediately draw you in. Numerous tables and diagrams are useful and referred to. It is largely written for a non-specialist audience, although the depth varies somewhat between chapters, making it hard to work out the target audience. The fundamentals are well described, and the animal care assistants in my practice found the unfamiliar topics engagingly understandable.'' Jane Williams