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1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Key points; 1 Introduction; Changing expectations; Domestication; Considerations for behaviour modification in rabbits; Weaker human-animal bond; Cultural perception that rabbits are cheap; Rabbit bites rarely cause severe injury; Low awareness of treatment options; How 'ownership styles' affect owner beliefs; Authoritative; Authoritarian; Indulgent; Uninvolved; How common are problem behaviours in rabbits?; Empathising with the owner; 2 What is the problem behaviour?; History taking; Asking about early history of the rabbit |
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Asking about how the rabbit spends its timeAsking about signs of pain; Keeping a diary of the behaviours; Home visits; Photographs and videos; Clinical examination; Reviewing changes and assessing success; 3 Why is the problem behaviour occurring?; Physical/functional domains: Survival-related factors; Nutrition; Environment; Health; Physical/functional domain: Situation-related factors; Interactions with physical environment; Interactions with other rabbits; Interactions with humans; Interactions with other pet species; Affective experience domains |
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Why do individual rabbits have different reactions to the same stimulus?4 How can I change behaviour?; Understand the rabbit's communication; Minute-to-minute communication strategies; Longer-term communication strategies; Changing behaviour through changing environment; Comparing the effect of diet, environment and companionship on behaviour; How to provide companionship; Providing a more stimulating environment; Reducing the need to pick up a rabbit; Changing diet; Changing behaviour through behavioural modification; Types of rabbit learning; What motivates rabbits? |
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Why is punishment usually ineffective in rabbits?How can positive reinforcement training be used with rabbits?; Training techniques; What cued behaviours are useful in rabbits?; Tips for improving clicker training efficiency; Changing behaviour through pharmacological means; 5 How can I resolve a specific behavioural problem?; Resolving an unwanted behaviour; Method 1: Remove opportunity for the rabbit to show the behaviour; Method 2: Punish the behaviour; Method 3: Negatively reinforce the behaviour; Method 4: Wait for the behaviour to go away on its own |
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Method 5: Train an incompatible behaviourMethod 6: Put the unwanted behaviour on cue; Method 7: Shape the absence of the behaviour; Method 8: Change the motivation of the rabbit; Rabbit-human interactions; Aggression; Fear-related problems; Difficulty catching rabbit; Sexual or reproductive behaviour directed at people/objects; Rabbit-rabbit interactions; Aggression; Sexual behaviours; Barbering; Conspecific overgrooming; Rabbit-environment interactions; Elimination; Destruction; Self-directed behaviours; Undergrooming; Overgrooming; Self-mutilation; Stereotypies; Food neophobia; 6 Conclusion. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Rabbits -- Behavior.
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Rabbits -- Behavior. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Bradbury, Guen. Behavioural problems in rabbits. Sheffield, UK : 5m Publishing, 2018 1789180120 9781789180121 (OCoLC)1037290499 |
| ISBN |
9781789180237 (electronic book) |
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1789180236 (electronic book) |
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9781789180121 |
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1789180120 |
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