Animal welfare has been described as a complex, multi-faceted public policy issue which includes important scientific, ethical, and other dimensions. Improving our understanding of animal welfare, involves the fascinating study of animal behavior as well as the challenge of accessing the emotions of animals.
Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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There are 7 modules in this course
In this module we'll tell you who we are, what this course is about, how you can use this course to learn more about animal behaviour and welfare, and how you can earn a certificate.
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3 videos5 readings
Introduction, History and Concepts of Animal Welfare
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5 videos2 readings1 assignment
Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Assessment
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6 videos2 readings1 assignment
Practical Animal Welfare: Companion Animal Welfare
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12 videos2 readings1 assignment
Practical Animal Welfare: Farm Animal Welfare
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8 videos2 readings1 assignment
Practical Animal Welfare: Captive Wild Animal Welfare
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3 videos3 readings1 assignment
Emotive Animal Welfare Issues
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1 video3 readings
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SH
5
Reviewed on Sep 6, 2023
This course is very important to me to understand the actual animal welfare problems and how to face them. I have learned a lot about dogs and cats. Being a cat breeder it is very encouraging to me.
KJ
5
Reviewed on Jul 19, 2023
It took time to earn however and it wasn't hard you could try you could fail a test once and try the second time however be warned if you fail you'll have to wa for 8 hours to do the test again here
SK
5
Reviewed on Sep 11, 2019
A Really great course which is interesting, informative and well executed. The video lectures were top notch and the visuals always suited the narration. Great work by the team behind this course.
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