Livestock Handling and Transport: Principles And Practice (4)

By: Adrian Barber and Faith Baier and Keith Belk and Donald Broom and Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo and Michael Cockram and Lorna Coppinger and Raymond Coppinger and Trevor DeVries and Roger Ewbank and Luigi Faucitano and Robert B. Freeman and Wendy K Fulwider and Carmen Gallo and Arlene Garcia-Marquez and Peter Goddard and Paul Hemsworth and Stella Maris Huertas and Anna Johnson and Katherine A. Houpt and Geoffrey D. Hutson and Mateus J.R. Costa and Miriam Parker and Clive Phillips and Matthew J. Ritter and Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein and Meagan King and E. Bert Lambooij and Genaro C. Lama and Pol Llonch Obiols and Edmond A. Pajor and Emma Fabreger Romans and Frank Tuyttens and Antonio Velarde and Kurt Vogel and Claire A Weeks and Carissa L. Wickens

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Synopsis: Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this practical 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 fully updated fifth edition of Livestock Handling and Transport includes five new chapters: The Introduction, Genetics and Handling, Goat Handling and Transport, Robotic Milking, and Transport of Livestock by Sea. There is also new coverage of temperament testing and change, the principles of good stockmanship as well as including new video material to further explain key information contained in the book. Key features include: - Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Temple Grandin. - Two new chapters on the testing and control of temperament and the principles of good stockmanship. - Online videos to further illustrate the key points.