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.
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Animal Behaviour and Welfare
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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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Introduction, History and Concepts of Animal Welfare
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Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Assessment
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Practical Animal Welfare: Companion Animal Welfare
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Practical Animal Welfare: Farm Animal Welfare
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Practical Animal Welfare: Captive Wild Animal Welfare
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Emotive Animal Welfare Issues
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Reviewed on Dec 7, 2021
Great portion of knowledge together with tutor's experience was provided in that course. I did learn things which I wasn't even aware regarding animal welfare. It is quite thought-provoking course.
Reviewed on May 8, 2022
Very informative and yet simple enough to follow even with a busy sschedule. It provides a full picture of animal welfare with various focused areas and examples.I have enjoyed it very much
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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