Humane Livestock Handling: Understanding Livestock Behavior and Building Facilities for Healthier Animals
| AUTHOR | Grandin, Temple |
| PUBLISHER | Storey Publishing (07/01/2008) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Discover how humanely handling your livestock can improve the day-to-day operation and profitability of your farm. Stressing the importance of understanding livestock behavior, Temple Grandin shows you how to develop a respectful working relationship with your animals to promote their health and productivity. With detailed construction plans for animal-friendly facilities of all sizes and dozens of low-stress methods for moving your livestock on pastures, padlocks, and feedlot pens, this guide has everything you need to know to create a comfortable atmosphere for thriving, happy livestock.
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ISBN-13:
9781603420280
ISBN-10:
1603420282
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
227
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
8.44 x 0.56 x 10.84 inches
Weight:
1.47 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry
Technology & Engineering | Industries - Agribusiness
Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture
Dewey Decimal:
179.3
Library of Congress Control Number:
2008018030
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Improve the day-to-day operation as well as the profitability of your farm by raising healthier, more contented animals. The benefits are great--for you and for your livestock.
Well-treated animals, free from fear and pain:
Well-treated animals, free from fear and pain:
- Injure themselves less frequently, keeping bruised meat to a minimum.
- Stay healthier, reducing veterinary expenditures.
- Remain calm in most circumstances, keeping human handlers safer.
- Deliver higher yields of marketable meat.
- Answer consumer demand for humanely raised meat.
- Are an indispensable part of efficient, satisfying, ethically managed small farms.
- Handling systems for ranches
- Cattle corral systems
- Sheep and bison corrals
- Loading ramp details
- Fences and gates
- Latches
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Discover how humanely handling your livestock can improve the day-to-day operation and profitability of your farm. Stressing the importance of understanding livestock behavior, Temple Grandin shows you how to develop a respectful working relationship with your animals to promote their health and productivity. With detailed construction plans for animal-friendly facilities of all sizes and dozens of low-stress methods for moving your livestock on pastures, padlocks, and feedlot pens, this guide has everything you need to know to create a comfortable atmosphere for thriving, happy livestock.
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Author:
Grandin, Temple
Temple Grandin is Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin's work includes design of animal handling systems, research on livestock behaviour, and auditing animal welfare. She has visited 26 countries and has served on the OIE animal welfare ad hoc committee for slaughter. Her previous livestock books are: Livestock Handling and Transport, Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals and Humane Livestock Handling. Her popular press books on animal behaviour have been both U.S. and international bestsellers. Throughout her career, Dr. Grandin has worked to combine scientific research results with practical application in the field. In the North America half, the cattle are handled in equipment she designed for meat plants. She has received awards for her work on animal welfare from both the livestock industry and animal welfare NGO's. She has swards from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The American Meat Institute, American Society for Animal Science and the Humane Society of the U.S.
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