Animal Behaviourist

Animal behaviourists work with animals and people to study, observe, assess and understand animal behaviour in relation to specific factors and to prevent or address inappropriate or problematic behaviours within individual animals through the development of suitable environments and management regimes, in accordance with national legislation.

Essential Skills and Competencies

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• advise on animal welfare • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting • assess animal behaviour • assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together • control animal movement • deal with challenging people • design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals • design training programmes for animals • design training programmes for individuals and animals • handle veterinary emergencies • implement exercise activities for animals • implement training programmes for animals • manage animal biosecurity • manage animal hygiene • manage animal welfare • manage personal professional development • monitor the welfare of animals • promote animal welfare • provide an enriching environment for animals • provide animal training • safely interact with animals • select animals for training • train animals and individuals to work together

Knowledge

• anatomy of animals • animal behaviour • animal evolution • animal training • animal welfare • animal welfare legislation • biosecurity related to animals • environmental enrichment for animals • neuroanatomy of animals • neurophysiology of animals • physiology of animals • safe work practices in a veterinary setting • signs of animal illness

Alternative Related Job

• animal behaviour expert • animal behaviour specialist • animal behaviour therapist • ethologist

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