Current Issues and Research in Veterinary Behavioral Medicine: Papers Presented at the Fifth Veterinary Behavior Meeting

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D. S. Mills
Purdue University Press, 2005 - Medical - 300 pages
This volume illustrates the diversity of ongoing research in the field of veterinary behavioral medicine and includes the current findings of scientists, veterinarians, and practitioners. The materials included provide additions to the growing knowledge base, refine or confirm current opinions, provide avenues for further research, and increase the appreciation and understanding of the different approaches used internationally within the discipline.
 

Contents

High Prevalence of Feline Aggression Cases Targeted Towards
14
The Control of Puppy Canis familiaris Disturbance
27
Rearing Environment and Behavioral Development
35
Comparison of 24 Cases of Canine FearRelated
42
Objective Measurement of FearAssociated Learning in Dogs
48
A Comparison of Cases Referred to Behaviorists in Three
56
Canine Behaviour Type Index
63
Nutritional Supplementation in Cases of Canine Cognitive Dys
73
Are We Dogs Best Friend? Predicting Canine Cortisol
194
Effect of Fluoxetine Hydrochloride in Treating Canine
198
Classical CounterConditioning as a Treatment Modality for Dogs
207
The Effect of Emotional Content of Verbal Commands on the
217
Evaluation of DAPs Effect on Reduction of Anxiety in Puppies
225
Inappropriate Use of Pain as Punishment in Canine
232
The Prevention of SeparationRelated Behaviour Problems in Dogs
236
An Epidemiological Study
243

Influence of Appropriate Water Supply for Peking Ducks
82
The Effect of Handling and Environmental Enrichment
88
Correlations Between Individual Specificities of Piglets
102
Interest in the Use of a New Galenic Form of the Feline Allomarking
119
Stress Symptoms Caused by the Use of Electric Training
139
Inter
155
Trends in Canine and Feline Behavioral
168
Behavioural Testing for Dog Canis familiaris Behaviour and Own
181
Analysis of 761 Cases
251
Influence of a Putative Appeasing Pheromone on Behaviour
257
Perception of Veterinarians and Dog Professionals about
264
Use of a Synthetic Analogue of a DogAppeasing
270
Behavioral Description of Cannibalism
283
Keyword Index
298
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