Books in Animal science

Laboratory Animal Medicine

4th Edition
October 2, 2025
James G. Fox + 4 more
English
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Laboratory Animal Medicine, Fourth Edition – A volume in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) blue books series – is the most authoritative reference on Laboratory Animals biology, health, and care. Edited by recognized experts in laboratory animal science, endorsed as the official material for certification by ACLAM, this reference defines the standard for all aspects of humane animal use and scientific investigations.This new edition implements significant changes in the area. The Animal Welfare chapter moved to the beginning of the book, highlighting this subject’s importance, and was expanded to include Euthanasia, previously covered on the anesthesia chapter. Further updates include the addition of hamsters & gerbils to the Guinea Pig chapter, the woodchuck and chinchillas are now included in the other rodents’ chapter, instead of a dedicated chapter. The non-human primates’ chapter was separated into two chapters: New and Old-World primates. The zebra finch and quail chapters were combined and now also include pigeons. The chapter on genetically modified animals was expanded to include additional CRISPR manipulation and genetic monitoring in key model species. The Microbiome Research chapter was added to account for this key factor and its importance in research. A chapter on transplant medicine was added and also covers xenozoonoses.The species-specific chapters are written at a level suitable for veterinarians and research scientists. Management chapters are suitable for program directors and facility managers both in academic and corporate settings. This edition continues the tradition of Laboratory Animal Medicine in setting the standards for the Laboratory Animal Science community, expanding, and updating the coverage following current and future practice in the area.

Oceanic Dolphins

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Thomas Allen Jefferson
National Marine Mammal Foundation
English

Some of the world's most beautiful, intelligent, and highly adapted mammals inhabit our seas and oceans and have stirred the human imagination for many centuries. As our knowledge of marine mammals grows, the need exists for a reliable and complete reference to the ecology and biology of these fascinating creatures. To address this need, the Handbook of Marine Mammals series has been founded. Scientists, conservationists, and informed laypersons alike will be able to find definitive reviews of all the world's living whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sea cows, and marine otters and bears. Seven volumes cover all the living species of marine mammals.This second volume in the series, Oceanic Dolphins, consists of species review chapters written by leading global experts on offshore/oceanic marine dolphin species. Each chapter includes a description of the species, followed by sections on distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, reproduction, parasites and diseases, and the impacts of human activities on the species.

Understanding Animal Intelligence

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Stefano Ghirlanda + 1 more
English

Understanding Animal Intelligence: Practical Behavior Theory for Biology, Psychology, and Cognitive Science synthesizes theories and practice to comprehend animal cognition. Using the framework of reinforcement learning, the book brings together current knowledge of animal intelligence, focusing on decision-making, memory retrieval, associate learning, training, and more. It assesses evolutionary and environmental factors that influence cognition and behavior. It demonstrates how learning can be reconciled with genetic predispositions orienting behavior toward adaptive outcomes. This book explores motivational states and how these fulfill different goals at different times, such as seeking food and water.This book summarizes and analyzes the framework of animal intelligence, focusing on decision-making, memory retrieval, associate learning, training, and more. It assesses both evolutionary and environmental factors that can influence an animal’s cognition and subsequent behavior. It demonstrates how learning can be reconciled with genetic predispositions that orient behavior toward adaptive outcomes. This book also provides a new understanding of motivational states and how these are used to fulfill different goals at different times, such as seeking food and water.Understanding Animal Intelligence: Practical Behavior Theory for Biology, Psychology, and Cognitive Science is an important reference and course reading in animal behavior, animal physiology, and ethology.

Genetic and Reproductive Approaches for Sustainable Livestock Production

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Sukanta Mondal
English
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Though global food demand is ever-increasing, agricultural productivity is declining, largely due to the shrinking of resources like cultivable land. Under such circumstances, the role of the livestock sector to fulfill growing food demand is particularly important for food and nutritional security. Genetic and Reproductive Approaches for Sustainable Livestock Production details the roles of both established and emerging reproductive and genomic technologies in creating more sustainable livestock production. This book outlines a variety of integrated strategies, covering traditional and modern omics approaches (structural, functional, comparative and epigenomics) and genomics-assisted breeding methods. These can be adopted and utilized to dissect and decode the gene regulatory networks involved in the quantitative yield and stress tolerance traits in livestock. Genetic and Reproductive Approaches for Sustainable Livestock Production is a particularly attractive resource for scientists, researchers, educators and professionals in livestock science, veterinary medicine, and food security. The work will allow professional readers to incorporate existing research into their practices and will prompt academics to build on existing research and make new discoveries.

Fostering and the Human-Animal Bond

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Laura A. Reese
English
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Fostering and the Human-Animal Bond: A Guide for Companion Animal Foster Care Providers and Shelters delves into the profound connection between humans and animals in animal fostering. Faced with capacity challenges, shelters often struggle to maintain animal health and welfare, sometimes leading to euthanasia. By examining various facets of the fostering experience, it provides essential information to improve volunteer recruitment and retention, ultimately benefiting both the animals and those who care for them. This comprehensive guide, written by an animal welfare expert, integrates interdisciplinary research from animal behavior, welfare, volunteerism, social work, and psychology.The book explores methods to enhance the emotional well-being of foster volunteers, their coping mechanisms, and the overall welfare of the animals, making it an invaluable resource for shelter professionals, foster coordinators, researchers, and students in related fields with its practical advice and insights to support and improve the fostering experience.

Domestic and Wild Sheep

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Menghua Li + 1 more
English
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The Characterization of Genus Ovis: Genetics, Domestication and Behavior delves into the diverse world of wild and domesticated sheep. This book offers comprehensive information on the genetics, evolution, diversity, behavior, expansion, breeding, and domestication of sheep. It is a detailed characterization of this ecologically and commercially significant genus. Written by experts who have hosted the World Sheep Conference four times, the book is systematically structured into four sections to guide readers through the various Ovis species, their biological characteristics, genetic markers, and their significance to human populations.Furthermore, it offers new insights into the functional genetics of sheep species, their migrations and expansions in connection with human history, and guidance on successful breeding and husbandry. The book is organized for accessibility to student, academic, and professional audiences, making it an indispensable resource for anyone interested in animal evolution, diversity, behavior, and husbandry.

Keys to Afrotropical Fauna

1st Edition
August 10, 2025
James H. Thorp + 1 more
English
eBook
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Keys to Afrotropical Fauna provides the gold standard for books on aquatic invertebrates of Africa. It is the primary source for applied and basic studies of inland water invertebrates of Africa, whether the user is focused on human health (disease vectors), aquaculture, or general ecology and systematics. This text can be used by scientists from many countries and continents who are studying aquatic fauna in Africa, as well as by teachers and students in academia and employees in government agencies in many African countries.Each book of the series is developed to be the most modern and consistent set of taxonomic keys on the region. The design of the series provides a highly comprehensive, current set of keys in one place for each of these bioregions, with all keys written in a consistent style. This book is essential for anyone working in water quality management, conservation, ecology or related fields in these regions.

Non-Bovine Milk Derived Bioactive Peptides

1st Edition
August 4, 2025
Subrota Hati + 1 more
English
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Non-Bovine Milk Derived Bioactive Peptides: Production, Characterization, and Biofunctionalities provides an overview of the diverse biological effects of these compounds, particularly focusing on their health promoting effects, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes prevention, along with their antimicrobial and anti-oxidative properties. Novel mechanisms of action responsible for the bioactivity of non-bovine milks are also proposed. Written and edited by a global team of experts, this resource is ideal for researchers and academics in the fields of dairy science, nutrition, food and beverage science.In addition, this book will also be of interest to those working in the dairy food industry, particularly in research and product development.

Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae

2nd Edition
July 22, 2025
Michael J. Boyle + 2 more
English
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Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, Second Edition covers the origins and history of marine larval science, contemporary state-of-the-art approaches to larval development and biology, and the highest-quality images and schematics showing the broadest diversity of marine larvae in the animal tree of life. This book illustrates larval body plans, the anatomy of their organ systems (muscular, sensory, digestive), including distinct ciliation patterns that facilitate swimming, and the complex metamorphic changes they undergo between different larval and growth stages. Each chapter contains in-text references that direct readers to both historical and contemporary research on the forms, functions, behaviors and biogeographical distributions of marine larvae.This book is a valuable and foundational resource for biologists across various disciplines, including biodiversity, biogeography, and developmental biology. Ecologists, taxonomists, oceanographers, and environmental scientists also benefit from the complete coverage of marine larval forms offered by this book. Additionally, the broad scope and phyletic coverage of marine biodiversity presented in this atlas is ideal for students in oceanography and marine biology, animal development, biological oceanography and invertebrate zoology.

Designer Poultry Eggs

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Arup Giri + 2 more
English
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Traditional farming methods often intersect with groundbreaking advancements in the poultry industry, from nutritional optimization to genetic innovations. Compiling research and creating practical methods for industry stakeholders can pose a challenge. Fortunately, Designer Poultry Eggs: Innovations, Applications, and Future Outlook empowers readers with actionable knowledge and strategies for omega-3 enrichment, vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant enrichment, reduced cholesterol content, and more. Ethical, sustainability and safety considerations are discussed and case studies exemplify success stories of implementation. This practical, one-of-a-kind reference draws from numerous areas of study, including genetic engineering, nutrigenomics, animal feed science, food safety, sustainability and more. Designer Poultry Eggs: Innovations, Applications, and Future Outlook is an essential read for egg producers and for poultry researchers working in both academic and industry settings.

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