Download or read book Proceedings of the 51st Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology written by Mette S. Herskin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding animal behaviour is the overall theme of this 51st Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology and the red thread through the chosen scientific topics. Understanding animal behaviour is essential in order to improve the interaction between animals and the environments in which they are kept and to improve animal welfare. The abstracts in this proceedings book give an overview of the scientific topics discussed at the conference. The world of animals: senses and perception Human-animal interactions Animal learning and cognition Animal stress responses Social behaviour of animals Applying ethology in the keeping of animals Animal affective states Maternal and neonatal behaviour