Animal Stress

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
What Constitutes Animal Well-Being?....Pages 1-14
Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Determinants of Animal Suffering and Well-Being....Pages 15-26
Biological Response to Stress: Key to Assessment of Animal Well-Being?....Pages 27-49
A Definition of Stress?....Pages 51-69
Behavioral Responses to Stress in Farm Animals....Pages 71-79
Stress in Domestic Animals: A Psychoneuroendocrine Approach....Pages 81-95
Spontaneous Oscillations in Heart Rate: Potential Index of Stress....Pages 97-111
Assessment of Pain in Animals....Pages 113-140
Implantable Biotelemetry and Social Separation in Monkeys....Pages 141-160
Specific Effects of Stress on Disease Processes....Pages 161-175
Stress-Induced Immunomodulation: What Is It, If It Is?....Pages 177-192
Immunological Consequences of Changing Environmental Stimuli....Pages 193-223
Cortisol as Mediator of Stress-Associated Immunosuppression in Cattle....Pages 225-243
Influence of Stress on Reproduction: Measure of Well-being....Pages 245-267
Influence of Stress on Protein Metabolism....Pages 269-280
Regulations and Guidelines for Animal Care: Problems and Future Concerns....Pages 281-296
Definition of Laboratory Animal Environmental Conditions....Pages 297-315
Back Matter....Pages 317-324