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Animal Welfare
Understanding Sentient Minds and Why it Matters
John Webster, MA, Vet MB, PhD, DVM (Hon)
Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry
University of Bristol School of Veterinary Science
Bristol Centre for Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science
Bristol, UK
This edition first published 2022
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Names: Webster, John, 1938– author.
Title: Animal welfare. Understanding sentient minds and why it matters / John Webster.
Other titles: Understanding sentient minds and why it matters | UFAW animal welfare series
Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2022. | Series: UFAW/Wiley‐Blackwell animal welfare book series
Identifiers: LCCN 2022001000 (print) | LCCN 2022001001 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119857068 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119857075 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119857082 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Animal Welfare
Classification: LCC HV4708 (print) | LCC HV4708 (ebook) | NLM HV 4708 | DDC 636.08/32–dc23/eng/20220204
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