title: Ethology and veterinary science.
abstract: After a brief introduction on the scope and methods of ethology, this review analyses the development of the concepts of normal and pathological behaviour in accordance with the ethological approach. Finally there is a discussion on the possible functions of ethology in the veterinary field.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003441:Crowding; D004777:Environment; D005010:Ethology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007173:Imprinting, Psychological; D009154:Mutation; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012934:Social Isolation; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior; D014730:Veterinary Medicine