Steiger A
Bundesamt für Veterinärwesen, Liebefeld-Bern.
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 1992;134(3):145-55.
Applied ethology in general and farm animal ethology in particular have a great importance in connection with animal welfare regulations on a national and international level. They have through the legislation on animal welfare brought about important repercussions on housing of farm animals, wild animals and experimental animals in Switzerland. The animal welfare legislation has been a considerable boost to scientific research. The application of ethological knowledge in the legislation and in practice has indeed also its limits. The importance of applied ethology for animal welfare and for animal husbandry will still increase in future.
一般而言，应用行为学，尤其是农场动物行为学，在国家和国际层面的动物福利法规方面具有重要意义。它们通过动物福利立法，对瑞士农场动物、野生动物和实验动物的饲养产生了重要影响。动物福利立法极大地推动了科学研究。行为学知识在立法和实践中的应用确实也有其局限性。应用行为学对动物福利和畜牧业的重要性在未来仍将不断增加。
