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Livestock Handling and Transport
2nd Edition

by Dr. Temple Grandin
Dept of Animal Sciences
Colarado State University USA

Hardback 464 pages

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Contents

• Introduction: Management and economic factors of handling and transport, T Grandin
• Behavioural principles of animal handling and transport, H W Gonyou, Prairie Swine Centre Inc., Saskatoon, Canada
• General principles of stress and well-being, P B Siegel and W B Gross, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA
• Welfare assessment and welfare problem areas during handling and transport, D M Broom, University of Cambridge, UK
• Behavioural principles of handling cattle and other grazing animals under extensive conditions, T Grandin
• Handling cattle in intensive systems, R Ewbank, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Herts, UK
• Handling facilities and restraint of range cattle, T Grandin
• Dairy cattle behaviour, facilities, handling and husbandry, J L Albright, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
• Cattle transport, V Tarrant, The National Food Centre, Teagasc, Dublin, Ireland and T Grandin
• Behavioural principles of sheep handling, G D Hutson, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Design of sheep yards and shearing sheds, A Barber and R B Freeman, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Facilities for handling intensively managed sheep, H L L Williams, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Herts, UK
• Dogs for herding and guarding livestock, L Coppinger and R Coppinger, Hampshire College, Massachusetts, USA
• Behavioural principles of pig handling, P H Hemsworth, Victorian Institute of Animal Science, Victoria, Australia
• Transport of pigs, E Lambooij, Research Institute for Animal Production, The Netherlands
• Horse handling and transport, K A Houpt, Cornell University, USA and S Lieb, University of Florida, USA
• Deer handling and transport, L R Matthews, Ruakura Agricultural Centre, New Zealand
• Poultry handling and transport, C Weeks and C Nicol, University of Bristol, UK
• Stress physiology of animals during transport, T Knowles and P Warriss, University of Bristol, UK
• Handling and welfare of livestock in slaughter plants, T Grandin

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Readership:
Aimed at livestock farming professionals, smallholders, students and researchers in Animal Science, Meat Technology, Veterinary Science, and Applied Ethology (animal behaviour) and people involved in welfare legislation or the farm animal transportation industry.

Publisher's summary:
Handling and transport present some of the most severe stresses that farmed animals are likely to experience. There is growing interest in this subject, for reasons that are economic and related to animal welfare. For this second edition, the original 19 review chapters have been updated and revised to include the latest research, and a new chapter covering animal physiology is included. All aspects are covered, including handling for veterinary and husbandry procedures, restrainst methods, transport systems and design of facilities on farm and at slaughter plants.

Temple Grandin and contributors are world authorities on animal welfare. Updated and revised to include the latest research, and includes a completely new chapter covering animal stress physiology

Reviews of the first edition:
".. a must for the libraries of research institutes and teaching establishments" Livestock Production Science
"This book is a must for every library of veterinary medicine, animal science and animal behaviour" American Veterinary Medical Association
"For anyone involved in the animal transportation industry this is an essential reference work" Animal Transportation Association