Livestock Handling and Transport
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Livestock Handling and Transport

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eBook - ePub

Livestock Handling and Transport

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. 1 The Importance of Low-Stress Handling, Stockmanship and the Development of Simpler, Economical Beef Cattle Handling SystemsTemple Grandin*
  9. 2 Welfare of Transported Animals: Welfare Assessment and Factors Affecting WelfareDonald M. Broom*
  10. 3 Stress Physiology of Animals During TransportKurt D. Vogel, Emma Fàbrega i Romans, Ashlynn A. Kirk, Pol Llonch Obiols and Antonio Velarde
  11. 4 The Effects of Both Genetics and Previous Experience on Livestock Behaviour, Handling and TemperamentTemple Grandin*
  12. 5 Behavioural Principles of Handling Beef Cattle and the Design of Corrals, Lairages, Races and Loading RampsTemple Grandin*
  13. 6 Dairy Cattle Handling and TransportFaith Reyes*
  14. 7 Robotic Milking of Dairy Cows: Behaviour and WelfareMeagan King, Ashlyn Scott, Gabriel Dallago, Ed Pajor and Trevor DeVries
  15. 8 Handling Cattle Raised in Close Association with PeopleRoger Ewbank and Miriam Parker
  16. 9 Cattle Transport in North AmericaKaren Schwartzkopf-Genswein and Temple Grandin
  17. 10 Handling and Transport of Cattle and Pigs in South AmericaMateus J.R. Paranhos da Costa, Stella M. Huertas and Carmen Gallo
  18. 11 Behavioural Principles of Sheep Handling1Geoffrey D. Hutson and Temple Grandin
  19. 12 Design of Sheep Yards and Shearing Sheds1Adrian Barber and Robert B. Freeman
  20. 13 Sheep TransportMichael S. Cockram*
  21. 14 Dogs for Herding and Guarding LivestockLorna Coppinger and Raymond Coppinger
  22. 15 Goat Behaviour and Welfare Applied to Handling and TransportGenaro C. Miranda-de la Lama*
  23. 16 Behavioural Principles of Pig HandlingPaul H. Hemsworth and Sofia Wilhelmsson
  24. 17 Transport of PigsLuigi Faucitano, Juliana Ribas and E. (Bert) Lambooij
  25. 18 Transport of Market Pigs: Improvements in Welfare and EconomicsMichelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo, Joseph Gooding, Scott Carr, Chad Yoder, Corey Jones, Anna K. Johnson and Arlene Garcia
  26. 19 Handling and Transport of HorsesEllen Rankins, Carissa L. Wickens and Katherine A. Houpt
  27. 20 Bison and Deer Handling and TransportJohn Church, Jayson Galbraith and Pete Goddard
  28. 21 Poultry Handling and TransportClaire A. Weeks, Frank A.M. Tuyttens and Temple Grandin
  29. 22 Transport of Cattle, Sheep and Other Livestock by Sea and AirClive Phillips*
  30. 23 The Use of Virtual Fencing Technology for Grazing Cattle and SheepJohn Abizaid and Dana L.M. Campbell
  31. Index