Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists, 4th Edition

by Katherine Albro Houpt (Formerly Professor of Physiology and Director of the Animal Behavior Clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell Univeristy.)

• ISBN13: 9780813803340
• ISBN10: 0813803349
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This revised and updated new edition of Domestic Animal Behavior addresses advances in communication, perception, cognition and clinical behavior. Of particular importance are advances in the use of psychotropic drugs and the role of underlying disease in some behavior problems.Organized according to common types of behavior, this edition includes: A glossary of medical terms and over 1500 classical and contemporary references. Illustrations of anatomy and behavior Discussions of progress and research in understanding equine and production animal behavior and the relationship between behavior and animal welfare

Author Biography

Katherine A. Houpt received her PhD and VMD degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Houpt is professor of physiology and director of the Animal Behavior Clinic at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is also a diplomate and former president of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists

Table of Contents

Preface	xvii
1. COMMUNICATION	3	(34)
Introduction	3	(1)
Perception	4	(4)
Vision	4	(3)
Audition	7	(1)
Olfaction	7	(1)
Horses	8	(6)
Vocalizations	8	(2)
Visual Signals	10	(3)
Olfactory Signals	13	(1)
Dogs	14	(7)
Vocalizations	14	(1)
Visual Signals	15	(2)
Olfactory Signals	17	(3)
Behavior Problems	20	(1)
Cats	21	(10)
Vocalizations	21	(2)
Visual Signals	23	(1)
Olfactory Signals	24	(2)
Behavior Problems	26	(5)
Pigs	31	(2)
Vocalizations	31	(1)
Visual Signals	31	(1)
Olfactory Signals	32	(1)
Cattle, Sheep, and Goats	33	(1)
Vocalizations	33	(1)
Visual Signals	34	(1)
Olfactory Signals	34	(1)
Goats	34	(3)
Clinical Problems	35	(2)
2. AGGRESSION AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE	37	(52)
Introduction	37	(1)
Categories of Aggression	38	(2)
Social or Dominance-Related Aggression	38	(1)
Territorial Aggression	38	(1)
Pain-Induced Aggression	38	(2)
Fear-Induced Aggression	40	(1)
Maternal Aggression	40	(1)
Predatory Aggression	40	(1)
The Biological Basis of Aggression	40	(2)
Genetic Factors: Breed Differences	40	(1)
Environmental Control of Aggression	41	(1)
Hormonal Control of Aggression	41	(1)
Cattle	42	(6)
Free-Ranging Cattle	42	(1)
Confined Cattle	42	(5)
Clinical Cases of Aggression	47	(1)
Sheep	48	(2)
Free-Ranging Sheep	48	(1)
Confined Sheep	49	(1)
Goats	50	(1)
Free-Ranging Goats	50	(1)
Confined Goats	50	(1)
Horses	51	(9)
Free-Ranging Horses	51	(1)
Domestic Horses	52	(2)
Types of Aggression	54	(2)
Grooming	56	(1)
Clinical Problems	57	(3)
Pigs	60	(6)
Free-Ranging Pigs	60	(1)
Confined Pigs	60	(6)
Dogs	66	(12)
Social Behavior	66	(3)
Clinical Problems	69	(9)
Cats	78	(11)
Free-Ranging Cats	78	(1)
Confined Cats	79	(5)
Clinical Problems	84	(5)
3. BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS AND SLEEP	89	(30)
Introduction	89	(1)
High-Frequency Rhythms	90	(1)
Ultradian Rhythms	90	(1)
Circadian Rhythms	90	(5)
Zeitgebers	90	(2)
Examples of Circadian Rhythms	92	(3)
Other Rhythms	95	(1)
Annual Rhythms	95	(1)
Sleep	96	(1)
Types of Sleep	96	(1)
Patterns of Sleep and Activity in Domestic Animals	97	(17)
Dogs	98	(2)
Cats	100	(1)
Pigs	101	(1)
Horses	102	(4)
Cattle	106	(5)
Sheep	111	(3)
Goats	114	(1)
Clinical Problems	114	(5)
Hyperactivity	114	(3)
Narcolepsy	117	(1)
Nocturnal Wakefulness	117	(2)
4. SEXUAL BEHAVIOR	119	(60)
Introduction	119	(9)
Physiological Bases of Sexual Behavior	120	(2)
Social and Sexual Experience	122	(3)
The Central Nervous System and the Control of Sexual Behavior	125	(3)
Cattle	128	(12)
The Cow	128	(4)
The Bull	132	(8)
Sheep	140	(8)
The Ewe	140	(2)
The Ram	142	(6)
Goats	148	(2)
Free-Ranging Goats	148	(1)
The Doe	149	(1)
The Buck	149	(1)
Clinical Problems	150	(1)
Horses	150	(12)
Free-Ranging Horses	150	(1)
The Mare	151	(5)
The Stallion	156	(6)
Pigs	162	(4)
The Sow	162	(2)
The Boar	164	(2)
Dogs	166	(7)
The Bitch	166	(2)
The Dog	168	(5)
Cats	173	(6)
Free-Ranging Cats	173	(1)
The Queen	174	(2)
The Tom	176	(3)
5. MATERNAL BEHAVIOR	179	(46)
Introduction: General Principles of Maternal Behavior	179	(3)
Internal Factors That Elicit Maternal Behavior	179	(3)
External Factors That Elicit Maternal Behavior	182	(1)
Pigs	182	(9)
The Free-Ranging Sow	182	(1)
The Group-Housed Sow	183	(1)
The Confined Sow	183	(1)
Nest Building	184	(1)
Parturition	185	(1)
Nursing	186	(2)
Mutual Recognition	188	(1)
Defensive Reaction	188	(1)
Weaning	189	(1)
Clinical Problems	190	(1)
Sheep	191	(9)
Parturition	191	(1)
Behavior of the Ewe Toward the Newborn Lamb	192	(3)
Acceptance of the Lamb	195	(2)
Weaning	197	(1)
Clinical Problems	198	(2)
Goats	200	(1)
Clinical Problems	201	(1)
Cattle	201	(5)
Parturition	201	(1)
Bonding	202	(1)
Suckling	203	(1)
Weaning	204	(1)
Clinical Problems	204	(2)
Horses	206	(8)
Parturition	206	(1)
Postparturient Behavior	207	(1)
Suckling	207	(2)
Weaning	209	(1)
Mutual Recognition	210	(2)
Clinical Problems	212	(2)
Cats	214	(5)
Parturition	214	(1)
Suckling	215	(1)
Teat Order	215	(1)
Homing and Retrieval	216	(1)
Communal Nests	217	(1)
Grooming	218	(1)
Acceptance of Kittens	218	(1)
Clinical Problems	218	(1)
Dogs	219	(6)
Parturition	219	(1)
Suckling	220	(1)
Licking	221	(1)
Weaning	221	(2)
Clinical Problems	223	(2)
6. DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIOR	225	(44)
Introduction	225	(1)
Dogs	225	(13)
Critical or Sensitive Periods	225	(8)
Neurological Development	233	(1)
Sleep	234	(1)
Play	234	(3)
Canine Temperament Tests	237	(1)
Cats	238	(9)
Critical or Sensitive Periods	238	(1)
Neurological Development	239	(4)
Sleep	243	(1)
Play	243	(3)
Relationships with Humans	246	(1)
Feline Temperament Test	246	(1)
Clinical Problems	246	(1)
Horses	247	(9)
The Foal's First Day	247	(1)
The First Year	248	(5)
The Juvenile Period	253	(1)
Equine Temperament Tests	254	(2)
Pigs	256	(4)
Sleep	257	(1)
That Order	257	(1)
Feeding	257	(1)
Play	258	(1)
Elimination	259	(1)
Relationships with Humans	259	(1)
Porcine Temperament Tests	259	(1)
Ruminants	260	(7)
Lambs	260	(2)
Kids	262	(1)
Calves	263	(4)
Conclusion	267	(2)
7. LEARNING	269	(40)
Introduction	269	(10)
Types of Learning	269	(7)
Formation and Strengthening of a Learned Task	276	(2)
Rewards	278	(1)
Comparative Intelligence	279	(5)
Methods of Measurement	280	(1)
Problems of Cross-Species Comparison	281	(2)
Summary	283	(1)
Pigs	284	(4)
Sex, Breed, and Age Differences	285	(1)
Operant Conditioning	286	(1)
Visual Discrimination	286	(2)
Effect of Malnutrition on Learning	288	(1)
Theory of Mind	288	(1)
Effect of a Barren Environment on Learning and Memory	288	(1)
Dogs	288	(9)
Housebreaking	288	(3)
Canine Geriatric Cognitive Dysfunction	291	(1)
Breed Differences	292	(5)
Cattle	297	(3)
Operant Conditioning	297	(1)
Taste Aversion	298	(1)
Visual and Auditory Discrimination	298	(1)
Effects of Age	299	(1)
Sheep and Goats	300	(1)
Horses	301	(4)
Operant Conditioning	302	(1)
Visual Discrimination	302	(1)
Maze Learning	303	(1)
Observational Learning	304	(1)
Influences on Learning	304	(1)
Cats	305	(4)
Discrimination	306	(1)
Rewards	306	(1)
Conceptual Learning	306	(1)
Imitation	307	(2)
8. INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR: FOOD AND WATER INTAKE	309	(52)
Introduction	310	(2)
General	310	(2)
Control of Food Intake in Pigs	312	(9)
Meal Patterns	312	(1)
Social Facilitation	313	(1)
Palatability	313	(1)
Environmental Temperature	314	(1)
Gastrointestinal Factors	314	(2)
Hormonal Effect	316	(1)
Feeding at Parturition	317	(1)
Imbalance of Dietary Amino Acids	317	(1)
Glucose Utilization	318	(1)
Defense of Body Weight	319	(1)
Integration of Factors That Stimulate and Inhibit Intake in the Central Nervous System	320	(1)
Clinical Problems	321	(1)
Control of Food Intake in Dogs	321	(8)
Meal Patterns	321	(1)
Social Facilitation	321	(1)
Palatability	322	(1)
Environmental Temperature	323	(1)
Gastrointestinal Factors	323	(1)
Hormonal Effect	324	(1)
Glucose Utilization	324	(1)
Defense of Body Weight	324	(1)
Integration of Factors That Stimulate and Inhibit Intake in the Central Nervous System	325	(1)
Clinical Problems	326	(3)
Control of Food Intake in Cats	329	(5)
Meal Patterns	329	(1)
Social Facilitation	330	(1)
Palatability	330	(1)
Environmental Temperature	331	(1)
Gastrointestinal Factors	331	(1)
Hormonal Effects	331	(1)
Glucose Utilization	331	(1)
Defense of Body Weight	331	(1)
Opiates	332	(1)
Clinical Problems	332	(2)
Control of Food Intake in Horses	334	(8)
Meal Patterns	334	(1)
Social Facilitation	335	(1)
Palatability	335	(1)
Grazing	335	(1)
Gastrointestinal Factors	336	(1)
Central Nervous System Depressants	337	(1)
Defense of Body Weight	338	(1)
Clinical Problems	338	(4)
Control of Food Intake in Cattle	342	(8)
Meal Patterns	342	(1)
Social Facilitation	343	(1)
Palatability	344	(1)
Grazing and Selectivity	344	(2)
Environmental Temperature	346	(1)
Estrogen Level	346	(1)
Rumen Fill and the Products of Rumen Fermentation	346	(2)
Humoral and Central Neural Factors	348	(1)
Defense of Body Weight	348	(1)
Clinical Problems	349	(1)
Control of Food Intake in Sheep	350	(5)
Meal Patterns	350	(1)
Social Facilitation	350	(1)
Palatability	350	(1)
Defense of Body Weight	351	(1)
Rumen Factors	351	(1)
Intestinal Receptors	352	(1)
Grazing and Selectivity	352	(1)
Environmental Temperature	353	(1)
Hormonal Factors	353	(1)
Glucose Utilization	353	(1)
Central Neural Mechanisms	354	(1)
Control of Food Intake in Goats	355	(1)
Meal Patterns	355	(1)
Water Intake	355	(3)
Increase in Osmotic Pressure	356	(1)
Decrease in Blood Volume	356	(1)
Angiotensin	356	(1)
Dry Mouth	357	(1)
Multiple Causes of Thirst	357	(1)
Specific Hungers and Salt Appetite	358	(3)
9. MISCELLANEOUS BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS	361	(30)
The Interview	361	(1)
Behavioral History	362	(2)
Environment	362	(1)
Early History	363	(1)
Training	363	(1)
Other Behavioral Problems	363	(1)
Instructions	364	(1)
Dogs	364	(14)
Destructive Chewing Behavior	364	(3)
Destructiveness/Hypervocalization/House Soiling: The Separation Anxiety Complex	367	(5)
Self-Mutilation	372	(1)
Tail Chasing	372	(1)
Phobias	373	(1)
Running and Car Chasing	374	(1)
Backyard Problems	374	(2)
Jumping Up on People	376	(1)
Fly Catching	377	(1)
Vomiting	377	(1)
Psychosomatic Problems	377	(1)
Cats	378	(1)
Destructiveness	378	(1)
Self-Mutilation	378	(1)
Withdrawal	378	(1)
Horses	378	(10)
Behavior Problems in the Stable	379	(2)
Trailering Problems	381	(5)
Behavior Problems under Saddle	386	(1)
Phobias	387	(1)
Behavior-Related Problems	387	(1)
Physiologically Based Problems	388	(1)
Cattle	388	(2)
Problems Related to Changes in Management	388	(1)
Feed Throwing	389	(1)
Kicking	389	(1)
Problems Related to Environment	389	(1)
Pigs	390	(1)
Sheep and Goats	390	(1)
Glossary	391	(10)
References	401	(82)
Index	483