Behavior and welfare Flashcards
Animal Behavior
An action, activity, or process which can be observed or measured, and which is generally initiated by an external or internal stimulus
Ethology
Scientific study of animal behavior
Behavior
An externally detectable action of an animal
Types of behavior measurements
Cognition, Learning, Movement, and Social Interactions
Cognition
Thinking and understanding
Learning
Critical feature of behavior that can occur without moving a muscle
Movement
Physical action
Social interactions
How an animal behaves around others
Ethologists
Study behavior of wild animals
Applied Ethologists
Study behavior of domestic and exotic animals in captiviy
The Expression of the Emotions of Man and Animals
Charles Darwin; Why do animals do what they do
4 questions
Function, Evolution, Causation, and Development
Animal welfare
What is good for an animal/Quality of life
The 3 circles
Affective states, Biological health and functioning, and natural living
Affectie states
Access to things that make them feel good
Biological health and functioning
Good health and functioning
Natural living
Ability to live a reasonably natural life
The 5 freedoms
Freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition, discomfort and exposure, pain, injury and disease, fear and distress, and freedom to express normal behavior
Preference
Liking or wanting something more compared to something else
Motivation
How much they are willing to ‘pay’ to be able to perform the behavior or access the resource
