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Veterinary Specialty Boards Reading Lists

Copies of veterinary specialty board exam reading lists with links to online materials and books and journals held by local libraries.

American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) Reading List

This is only a convenience copy of the ACAW reading list to help find copies of reading materials in local libraries. It does not replace the official ACAW reading list. Candidates are responsible for ensuring they use the latest ACAW reading list.

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Part 2. Animal Welfare Issues

General readings for items 32-125

AVMA animal welfare policy statements and associated literature reviews

General readings for items 32-66

Animal machines by Ruth Harrison
Publication Date: 1964
In Defense of Animals by Peter Singer (Editor)
ISBN: 9781405119405
Publication Date: 2006
Chapter 7: Brave new farm?
Management and Welfare of Farm Animals by John Webster (Editor); Jean Margerison (Editor)
Publication Date: 2022
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 4: Contemporary animal farming

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Animal Farming

32. Population management

Advances in Agricultural Animal Welfare by Joy Mench (Editor)
Publication Date: 2018
Chapter 2: Genetics and genomics of animal welfare
Animal Welfare by Michael C. Appleby (Editor); I. Anna Olsson (Editor); Francisco Galindo (Editor)
Publication Date: 2018
Chapter 16: Genetic selection
Ethics of Animal Use by Stine Christiansen; Peter Sandøe; Stine B. Christiansen; Bernard E. Rollin (Foreword by)
Publication Date: 2008
Chapter 9: Animal breeding and biotechnology
Introduction to Bioethics by John A. Bryant; Linda Baggott la Velle
Publication Date: 2018
Chapter 5: Cloning and stem cells.
Chapter 9: Genetic modification and synthetic biology
Large Dairy Herd Management by David Beede (Editor-In-Chief)
ISBN: 9780963449122
Publication Date: 2017
Book unavailable to libraries. Residents must purchase from the publisher.
Section 5: Genetic selection programs and breeding strategies
Veterinary Ethics by Siobhan Mullan; Anne Fawcett; Sean Wensley (Foreword by); Anne Quain
Publication Date: 2017
Chapter 15: Changing and cloning animals
Welfare of Production Animals: Assessment and Management of Risks by Frans J. M. Smulders (Editor); Bo Algers (Editor)
ISBN: 9789086866908
Publication Date: 2009
Genetic improvements for production and animal welfare. Pg 417

33. Medication usage, issues, and welfare consequences

Improving Animal Welfare by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Chapter 12: Animal well-being on organic farms
Large Dairy Herd Management by David Beede (Editor-In-Chief)
ISBN: 9780963449122
Publication Date: 2017
Book unavailable to libraries. Residents must purchase from the publisher.
Chapter 2-9: Organic dairy production systems
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 24: Animal welfare and human health
Veterinary Ethics by Siobhan Mullan; Anne Fawcett; Sean Wensley (Foreword by); Anne Quain
Publication Date: 2017
Chapter 13: One health.

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Farmed Poultry

Items 34-39

Advances in Poultry Welfare by Joy Mench (Series edited by)
Publication Date: 2017

Animal Care Best Management Practices For the Production of Turkeys. NTF. 2008.

Diseases of Poultry by David E. Swayne (Editor-In-Chief)
Publication Date: 2020
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Farm Animal Behaviour by Ingvar Ekesbo; Stefan Gunnarsson
ISBN: 9781786391391
Publication Date: 2018
Improving Animal Welfare by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020

National Chicken Council Animal Welfare Guidelines and Audit Checklist for Broilers. 2017.

Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The Ethology of Domestic Animals by Per Jensen (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023
Understanding the Behaviour and Improving the Welfare of Chickens by Christine Nicol (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020-

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Farmed Cows

Items 40-47

Advances in Cattle Welfare by Cassandra Tucker (Editor)
Publication Date: 2018
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Efficient Livestock Handling by Bonnie V. Beaver; Don Höglund; Don Höglund
Publication Date: 2016
Farm Animal Behaviour by Ingvar Ekesbo; Stefan Gunnarsson
Publication Date: 2018

FARM Animal Care Reference Manual. 2020-2022

Improving Animal Welfare by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Large Dairy Herd Management by David Beede (Editor-In-Chief)
Publication Date: 2017
Book unavailable to libraries. Residents must purchase from the publisher.
Livestock Handling and Transport by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals by Franklin D. McMillan (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The Ethology of Domestic Animals by Per Jensen (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023
The Welfare of Cattle by Terry Engle (Editor); Donald J. Klingborg, DVM (Editor); Bernard E. Rollin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Farmed Pigs

Items 48-55

Advances in Pig Welfare by Irene Camerlink (Editor); Emma M. Baxter (Editor)
Publication Date: 2024
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Efficient Livestock Handling by Bonnie V. Beaver; Don Höglund; Don Höglund
Publication Date: 2016
Farm Animal Behaviour by Ingvar Ekesbo; Stefan Gunnarsson
Publication Date: 2018
Improving Animal Welfare by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Livestock Handling and Transport by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The Ethology of Domestic Animals by Per Jensen (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Farmed Small Ruminants

Items 56-62

Advances in Sheep Welfare by Drewe Ferguson (Editor); Caroline Lee (Editor); Andrew Fisher (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Efficient Livestock Handling by Bonnie V. Beaver; Don Höglund; Don Höglund
Publication Date: 2016
Farm Animal Behaviour by Ingvar Ekesbo; Stefan Gunnarsson
Publication Date: 2018
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Specific Welfare Issues of Farmed Terrestrial Species

Items 63-64

Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Aquaculture

Items 65-66

Aquaculture: farming aquatic animals and plants by John S. Lucas (Editor); Paul C. Southgate (Editor); Craig S. Tucker (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023
The Welfare of Fish by Tore S. Kristiansen (Editor), Anders Fernö (Editor), Michail A. Pavlidis (Editor), Hans van de Vis (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Commercial fishing

67. Harvesting and holding techniques

Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The Welfare of Fish by Tore S. Kristiansen (Editor), Anders Fernö (Editor), Michail A. Pavlidis (Editor), Hans van de Vis (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Animal Transportation

68. Transportation of animals via land, sea, and air

Livestock Handling and Transport by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Long Distance Transport and Welfare of Farm Animals by M. C. Appleby (Editor); V. Cussen (Editor); J. Turner (Editor); L. Lambert (Editor); L. Garces (Editor)
ISBN: 9781845934033
Publication Date: 2008
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 11: Transportation
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 7: Aquatic animal welfare issues
Chapter 8: Companion animal welfare issues
Chapter 9: Equine welfare issues
Chapter 10: Laboratory animal welfare issues
Chapter 11: Livestock welfare issues
Welfare of Production Animals: Assessment and Management of Risks by Frans J. M. Smulders (Editor); Bo Algers (Editor)
ISBN: 9789086866908
Publication Date: 2009
Animal welfare and transport. Pg 149-165

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: End of Life Welfare

Items 69-73

Associated AVMA Guidelines

Blue Juice by Patricia Morris
Publication Date: 2012
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Chapter 23: Stunning and slaughter
Improving Animal Welfare by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Chapter 9: Improving livestock, poultry and fish welfare in slaughter plants with auditing programs and animal-based measures
Laboratory Animal Welfare by Kathryn Bayne (Editor); Patricia V. Turner (Editor)
Publication Date: 2014
Chapter 11: Euthanasia and laboratory animal welfare
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 12: Slaughter, euthanasia, and depopulation
Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff by Lila Miller (Editor); Stephen Zawistowski (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013
Textbook of Small Animal Emergency Medicine by Kenneth J. Drobatz (Editor); Kate Hopper (Editor); Elizabeth A. Rozanski (Editor); Deborah C. Silverstein (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Chapter 204: Euthanasia considerations
The Psychology of the Human-Animal Bond by Christopher Blazina (Editor); Güler Boyraz (Editor); David Shen-Miller (Editor)
Publication Date: 2011
Chapter 11: Family-present euthanasia: Protocols for planning and preparing clients for the death of a pet
The slaughter of farmed animals : practical ways of enhancing animal welfare by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 6: Multi-species welfare issues
Welfare of Production Animals: Assessment and Management of Risks by Frans J. M. Smulders (Editor); Bo Algers (Editor)
ISBN: 9789086866908
Publication Date: 2009
Stunning and slaughter methods. Pg 169-183
Animal welfare and killing for disease control. Pg 191-202

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Research, Testing, Teaching

Items 74-82

Laboratory Animal Welfare by Kathryn Bayne (Editor); Patricia V. Turner (Editor)
Publication Date: 2014
Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals by Franklin D. McMillan (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Notes in the Category of C: Reflections on Laboratory Animal Care and Use by Steven M. Niemi
Publication Date: 2018

Principles of Animal Research Ethics by Tom L. Beauchamp; David DeGrazia
Publication Date: 2020
Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals by National Research Council
Publication Date: 2008
Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals by National Research Council
Publication Date: 2010
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Scientific and Humane Issues in the Use of Random Source Dogs and Cats in Research by National Research Council
Publication Date: 2009
The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique by W. M. Russell; R. L. Burch
Publication Date: 1959
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Animals in Entertainment

83. Welfare concerns

Animals and society : an introduction to human-animal studies by Margo DeMello
Publication Date: 2021
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice by Tom L. Beauchamp; Rebecca Dresser; John P. Gluck; David B. Morton; F. Barbara Orlans
Publication Date: 2008
The Welfare of Performing Animals by David A. H. Wilson
Publication Date: 2015

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Dogs & Cats (Companion, Assistance, Working)

Items 84-95

AAFP Senior Care Guidelines. Ray et al. 2021

Companion Animal Ethics by Peter Sandøe; Sandra Corr; Clare Palmer
Publication Date: 2015
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Ethics in Veterinary Practice by Bernard E. Rollin (Editor); Barry Kipperman (Editor)
Publication Date: 2022

Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters. 2nd ed. Association of Shelter Veterinarians. 2022

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy by Aubrey H. Fine (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-Faced) Companion Animals by Rowena Packer (Editor); Dan O'Neill (Editor)
Publication Date: 2022
Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals by Amir Shanan (Editor); Jessica Pierce (Editor); Tamara Shearer (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals by Franklin D. McMillan (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff by Lila Miller (Editor); Stephen Zawistowski (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013
The Psychology of the Human-Animal Bond by Christopher Blazina (Editor); Güler Boyraz (Editor); David Shen-Miller (Editor)
Publication Date: 2011
Chapter 14: A triad of family violence: Examining overlap in the abuse of children, partners, and pets
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023
The welfare of animals in animal-assisted interventions : foundations and best practice methods by José Manuel Peralta (Editor), Aubrey H. Fine (Editor)
Publication Date: 2021
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice by Katherine J. Goldberg (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Volume 49, Issue 3
Advances in palliative medicine
Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations. by Melinda Merck (Editor)
Publication Date: 2012

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Equines (Pleasure, Racing, Agriculture, etc.)

Items 96-102

Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists by Katherine A. Houpt
Publication Date: 2024
Equine Behavior by Paul McGreevy
Publication Date: 2012
Equine Welfare by Bernard E. Rollin (Editor); C. Wayne McIlwraith (Editor)
Publication Date: 2011
Farm Animal Behaviour by Ingvar Ekesbo; Stefan Gunnarsson
Publication Date: 2018
Fraser's the behaviour and welfare of the horse by Christopher B. Riley (Author), Sharon E. Cregier (Author), Andrew F. Fraser (Author)
Publication Date: 2022
Improving Animal Welfare by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals by Franklin D. McMillan (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The Veterinarian's Guide to Animal Welfare by Bonnie V. Beaver; Gail C. Golab
Publication Date: 2023

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Birds and Exotic Terrestrial Species

Items 103-105

Ethics of Animal Use by Stine Christiansen; Peter Sandøe; Stine B. Christiansen; Bernard E. Rollin (Foreword by)
Publication Date: 2008
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
The animal trade by Clive J. C. Phillips (Author)
Publication Date: 2015
Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations by Melinda Merck (Editor)
Publication Date: 2012

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Aquatic Animals, Excluding Aquaculture, Commercial Fishing, Zoos, Oceanaria

Items 106-112

CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine by Frances Gulland (Editor); Leslie A. Dierauf (Editor); Karyl L. Whitman (Editor)
Publication Date: 2018
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
Publication Date: 2022
Improving Animal Welfare by Temple Grandin (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Marine Mammal Welfare: Human Induced Change in the Marine Environment and its Impacts on Marine Mammal Welfare by A. Butterworth (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Zoos, Aquaria/Oceanaria

Items 113-118

An Elephant in the Room: The Science and Well-Being of Elephants in Captivity by Debra L. Forthman (Editor)
Publication Date: 2009
Dilemmas in Animal Welfare by Anna Olsson (Contribution by); Michael C. Appleby (Editor); Peter Sandoe (Editor); Daniel M. Weary (Editor)
Publication Date: 2014
Evidence-Based Zoo Animal Welfare by Vicky A. Melfi; Geoff R. Hosey
Publication Date: 2022
Note: this book was never published.
Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals by Franklin D. McMillan (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Zoo Animal Learning and Training by Vicky A. Melfi (Editor); Nicole R. Dorey (Editor); Samantha J. Ward (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Zoo Animal Welfare by Terry Maple; Bonnie M. Perdue
Publication Date: 2013
Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare by Geoff Hosey; Vicky Melfi; Sheila Pankhurst
Publication Date: 2013

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Hunting, Fishing and Whaling

Items 119-121

Animals and society : an introduction to human-animal studies by Margo DeMello
Publication Date: 2021
Chapter 4: Animals in the wild and in human societies
Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden by John Webster
Publication Date: 2005
Chapter 9: Animals for sport
Dominion by Matthew Scully
Publication Date: 2003
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 16: Hunting, fishing, and whaling
The Welfare of Fish by Tore S. Kristiansen (Editor), Anders Fernö (Editor), Michail A. Pavlidis (Editor), Hans van de Vis (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Chapter 19: Fish welfare in recreational fishing
Welfare of Production Animals: Assessment and Management of Risks by Frans J. M. Smulders (Editor); Bo Algers (Editor)
ISBN: 9789086866908
Publication Date: 2009
Animal welfare during hunting. Pg 205

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Disasters / Emergency Welfare

122. Disaster/emergency issues

AVMA animal welfare policy statements and associated literature reviews

Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 25: Animal disaster management

Part 2: Animal Welfare Issues

Knowledge Area: Biodiversity Loss/Gain and Human-Wildlife Conflict

Items 123-125

Advances in Agricultural Animal Welfare by Joy Mench (Editor)
Publication Date: 2018
Chapter 4: Animal welfare and environmental issues
Large Dairy Herd Management by David Beede (Editor-In-Chief)
ISBN: 9780963449122
Publication Date: 2017
Book unavailable to libraries. Residents must purchase from the publisher.
Chapter 1-02: Assessing carbon footprints of dairy production systems
Chapter 1-03: Water quality concerns associated with dairy farms
Chapter 1-04: Impacts and mitigation of emissions from dairy feeds on air quality
One Welfare in Practice: The Role of the Veterinarian by Tanya Stephens (Editor)
Publication Date: 2022
Chapter 2: Sustainability: The role of veterinarians in aligning animal, human and environmental well-being
Chapter 3: Climate change as an animal welfare problem: The role of the veterinarian
Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023
Chapter 23: Climate change, human-wildlife conflict, and biodiversity loss
Stress and Animal Welfare: Key Issues in the Biology of Humans and Other Animals by Donald M. Broom, Kenneth Gregory Johnson
Publication Date: 2020
Chapter 8: Ethics: Considering world issues
The Welfare of Fish by Tore S. Kristiansen (Editor), Anders Fernö (Editor), Michail A. Pavlidis (Editor), Hans van de Vis (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Chapter 20: Impacts of human-induced pollution on wild fish welfare
Veterinary Ethics by Siobhan Mullan; Anne Fawcett; Sean Wensley (Foreword by); Anne Quain
Publication Date: 2017
Chapter 14: Wildlife

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