Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin's Guide to Working with Farm Animals (eBook, ePUB)

Safe, Humane Livestock Handling Practices for the Small Farm

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Revered animal behavior expert Temple Grandin offers small-scale farmers of all levels her unique insights into cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats, along with practical guidance on how to safely and humanely move, handle, and restrain livestock.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612127453
• Artikelnr.: 47041761

Autorenporträt

Temple Grandin is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human, as well as Thinking in Pictures, Humane Livestock Handling, Improving Animal Welfare, and The Autistic Brain. Dr. Grandin's humane livestock facility designs have been adopted all over the world, and she is a consultant on animal welfare to several segments of the fast food industry. Her work has been featured on NPR, 60 Minutes, and The Today Show and in the New York Times and Time and Discover magazines. The story of her life was made into an Emmy Award-winning HBO movie titled Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part One: Understanding Animal Nature
1: How Animals Perceive the World
2: Genetics and Learned Behavior
Part Two: Handling Livestock Humanely and Safely
3: Working in Pastures and Pens
4: Moving Animals through Chutes and Handling Facilities
Part Three: Focus on Facilities
5: Building or Buying Handling Facilities
6: Corral Layouts
7: Caring for Animals at the End
Additional Reading
Web Resources
Index