Animal behaviourist
Code 2131.1
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
Knowledge
- animal training
- anatomy of animals
- animal welfare
- biosecurity related to animals
- animal behaviour
- environmental enrichment for animals
- animal evolution
- physiology of animals
- animal welfare legislation
- neuroanatomy of animals
- neurophysiology of animals
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
Skills and competences
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- control animal movement
- design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals
- design training programmes for animals
- design training programmes for individuals and animals
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- ejecutar programas de adiestramiento para animales
- train animals and individuals to work together
- assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together
- manage animal welfare
- provide animal training
- implement exercise activities for animals
- select animals for training
- interact safely with animals
- deal with challenging people
- monitor the welfare of animals
Transversal competences
- advise on animal welfare
- assess animal behaviour
- manage personal professional development
- manage animal biosecurity
- handle veterinary emergencies
- promote animal welfare
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