Livestock Handling and Transport

Buch | Hardcover

576 Seiten

2024 | 6th edition
CABI Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-80062-511-2 (ISBN)

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Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress. Reviewing the latest research on transport systems, restraint methods and facilities for farms and slaughterhouses, this new edition expands on new developments in the field, as well as covering the integration of and potential welfare benefits and costs of technological advances such as virtual fencing. An important read for animal scientists, animal welfare researchers and practitioners, and veterinarians, this straightforward text is also a valuable resource for stock-people and farmers.

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 include 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 NGOs. She has awards 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.

Chapter 1.: The Importance of Low Stress Handling, Stockmanship, and the Development of Simpler, Ecohomical Beef Cattle Handling Systems Chapter 2.: Welfare of Transported Animals: Welfare Assessment and Factors Affecting Welfare Chapter 3.: Stress Physiology of Animals During Transport Chapter 4.: The Effects of both Genetics and Previous Experience on Livestock Behaviour, Handling and Temperament Chapter 5.: Behavioural Principles of Handling Beef Cattle and the Design of Corrals, Lairages, Races and Loading Ramps Chapter 6.: Dairy Cattle Handling and Transport Chapter 7.: Robotic Milking of Dairy Cows: Behaviour and Welfare Chapter 8.: Handling Cattle in Close Association with People Chapter 9.: Cattle Transport in North America Chapter 10.: Handling and Transport of Cattle and Pigs in South America Chapter 11.: Behavioral Principles of Sheep Handling Chapter 12.: Design of Sheep Yards and Shearing Sheds Chapter 13.: Sheep Transport Chapter 14.: Dogs for Herding and Guarding Livestock Chapter 15.: Goat Behaviour and Welfare Applied to Handling and Transport Chapter 16.: Behavioral Principles of Pig Handling Chapter 17.: Transport of Pigs Chapter 18.: Transport of Market Pigs: Improvements in Welfare and Economics Chapter 19.: Handling and Transport of Horses Chapter 20.: Bison and Deer Handling and Transport Chapter 21.: Poultry Handling and Transport Chapter 22.: Transport of Cattle, Sheep, and Other Livestock by Sea and Air Chapter 23.: The Use of Virtual Fencing Technology for Grazing Cattle and Sheep

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.12.2024
Co-Autor	John Abizaid, Faith Reyes, Adrian Barber, Donald Broom
Verlagsort	Wallingford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-80062-511-1 / 1800625111
ISBN-13	978-1-80062-511-2 / 9781800625112
Zustand	Neuware