• New content on exotic species, recognising the increasing number of these animals kept as pets.
• Extensive coverage of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and recent advances in animal welfare.
• Written in line with course curricula, chapter summaries help you to remember key points and learning objectives.
• A companion website has interactive MCQs to help you test your knowledge.

Divided into three main sections covering animal science and genetics, health and husbandry and nursing procedures, this book will help lay the foundations for a successful career in animal care and management!
This book would also be useful for those working in the animal industry that need to enhance their knowledge in order to better manage the animals in their care.
The format of this latest edition aims to provide a logical flow through the chapters, following the same structural organisation of the previous editions. New photographs and additional diagrams have been included to enhance learning. Each chapter now has a learning outcome summary for readers to check their knowledge and understanding at the end of each chapter. To support the content of the book, online questions have also been developed to check and support learning.