Animal Welfare and Ethics

This subject develops knowledge and understanding of systems for regulating body function, and physiological and behavioural processes that are utilised by animals in response to environmental challenges. This basis will allow students to evaluate and assess animal welfare and ethical issues that confront livestock production and amenity use of animals in society. The subject will also develop knowledge in adaptation, preference testing, cognition, and short and long-term biological responses. Specific topics covered include; The current debate about animal usage and animal welfare Systems regulating the body (homeostasis, motivation and control systems, and development of regulatory systems) Limits to adaptation (stimulation, tolerance and coping, variation in adaptation) Stress and welfare (Selye’s concept of stress and refinements to the concept, coping and fitness, definition of welfare and its

审视动物福利概念及其伦理考量。

• 1a sound and broad understanding of the systems regulating body function and the behavioural and physiological responses utilised by animals in responding to environmental change
• 2a basic understanding of animal ethics
• 3an understanding of the scientific approaches available to assess animal welfare
• 4an understanding of the concepts of animal welfare
• 5an awareness of the ethical problems concerning animal welfare
• 6an understanding of the main welfare issues confronting captive animals