1. Animal perception including differences with humans / Colin G. Scanes -- 2. Animal attributes exploited by humans (nonfood uses of animals) / Colin G. Scanes -- 3. Animal products and human nutrition / Colin G. Scanes -- 4. Hunter-gatherers / Colin G. Scanes -- 5. Animals and hominid developments / Colin G. Scanes -- 6. The Neolithic revolution: revolution, animal domestication and early forms of animal agriculture / Colin G. Scanes -- 7. Animal agriculture: livestock, poultry and fish aquaculture / Colin G. Scanes -- 8. Invertebrates and their use by humans / Colin G. Scanes -- 9. Animals in the military / Colin Salter -- 10. Animals in entertainment / Colin G. Scanes -- 11. Animals and religion, belief systems, symbolism and myth / Colin G. Scanes, Pu Chengzhong -- 12. Animals as companions / Kate Mornement -- 13. Animals in medicine and research / Tiffani J. Howell -- 14. Animals and human disease: zoonosis, vectors, food-borne diseases and allergies / Colin G. Scanes -- 15. Pest animals / Samia R. Toukhsati, Colin G. Scanes -- 16. Parasites / Colin G. Scanes, Samia R. Toukhsati -- 17. invasive species / Colin G. Scanes -- 18. Impact of agricultural animals on the environment / Colin G. Scanes -- 19. Human activity and habitat loss: destruction, fragmentation and degradation / Colin G. Scanes -- 20. Animal welfare and animal rights / Clive J.C. Phillips, Katrina Kluss -- 21. Animal extinctions / Samia R. Toukhsati.

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