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M W Fox

Publications and source records attributed to M W Fox.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1984

Towards a philosophy of veterinary medicine.

The question of animal rights is looked at from a new perspective: animals of similar sentence should be entitled to the same quality of veterinary care and ought not to be treated differently, some more or less humanely than others. The ethical inconsistencies in the moral status of animals in society, and the veterinarian's role and responsibilities, are explored in an attempt to reconcile the dialectic of animal exploitation and animal rights and of the extrinsic and intrinsic worth of animals. The veterinary profession is in the centre of this issue, which necessitates an examination of our profession's ethics and the formulation of a veterinary philosophy. The importance of empathy in the art and practice of veterinary medicine is also discussed.

Animals↗
PubMed1983

Animal welfare and the dairy industry.

Although the dairy cow plays an integral role in the ecology of sound food production, its welfare, as well as economic efficiencies and soundness of food production under modern industrial-scale systems of management, are questioned. Major areas of welfare concern are identified and reforms and ethical guidelines suggested.

Animals↗
PubMed1980

Regulation of animal care and research? Animal science, welfare and animal "rights".

Problems concerned with the general welfare and adaptability of farm animals to intensive/confinement systems, the need for a holistic approach in research design and development of new systems and the question of optimal environments and objective evaluation of the fitness of various species and strains are discussed. Suggested codes of practice and husbandry practices which need to be reevaluated in relation to the welfare of farm animals are detailed.

Animal Husbandry↗
PubMed1976

Species and hybrid differences in frequencies of play and agonistic actions in canids.

Developmental changes in the frequency of occurrence of some 23 action patterns were studied in pairs of coyotes, wolves, dogs and their hybrids. Over 4,300 entries were recorded from days 24--42 (85.5 h observations in toto). All subjects showed a decrease in contactual behaviors from 24--30 days, and a subsequent increase in play fighting and chasing. In all species, with the exception of the coyotes, the bite was inhibited and play behavior was recorded from 24 days onwards, but only after the 30th day in the coyotes. Species differences in occurrence and frequency of certain action patterns were evident in the wolves, coyotes and dogs, and these differences were also reflected in their hybrids.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1975

Effects of domestication on animal behaviour.

Centuries of domestication of animals by civilised man have had many measurable effects on the various species involved, but only in relatively recent history has scientific curiosity been directed to assessing their extent. The process of domestication is analysed and its known effects on animals reviewed through observations of and experiments with various species of domesticated animals conducted by researchers into animal psychology and biology. The known facts on the effects of domestication in animals are extrapolated in an attempt to determine to what extent modern man himself has been domesticated in the urban environment.

Adaptation, Biological↗