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Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals: A Complete Guide for Veterinary and Animal Professionals

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Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, in particular, are suffering from a ‘brachycephalic crisis’ resulting from a perfect storm where predispositions to an array of health issues are amplified by a population boom for certain brachycephalic breeds such as the French Bulldog and Pug. Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals: A Complete Guide for Veterinary and Animal Professionals, will equip veterinary professionals, animal welfare scientists, and breeders with the fuller story about brachycephalic health and welfare. This resource provides the context of how and why we are in this crisis, offering in-depth historical, social, ethical, communication, nursing, welfare, epidemiological, genetics and international perspectives…

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Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, in particular, are suffering from a ‘brachycephalic crisis’ resulting from a perfect storm where predispositions to an array of health issues are amplified by a population boom for certain brachycephalic breeds such as the French Bulldog. Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals: A Complete Guide for Veterinary and Animal Professionals, will equip veterinary professionals, animal welfare scientists, and breeders with the fuller story about brachycephalic health and welfare. 398 p.

Authors expertises affiliations

  • Rowena M.A. Packer, Editor. BSc in Animal Behaviour and welfare, PhD. Currently Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science; she leads a research team exploring diverse topics in this area; she is also co-leader of the RVC’s Brachycephalic Research team, and a founding member of the UK Brachycephalic Working Group.
  • Dan G. O’Neill, Editor. DVM, MSc in epidemiology, PhD at the Royal Veterinary College on a ‘Programme to evaluate breed effects on the health of dogs and cats’. Currently Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology at the RVC.
  • Publication date (digital version): 2021-08 – CRC Press (imprint of Taylor & Francis Group); Copyright © 2022 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.