Table of Contents

1: Introduction: Management and economic factors of handling and transport, T Grandin 2: Behavioural principles of animal handling and transport, H W Gonyou, Prairie Swine Centre Inc., Saskatoon, Canada 3: General principles of stress and well-being, P B Siegel and W B Gross, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA 4: Welfare assessment and welfare problem areas during handling and transport, D M Broom, University of Cambridge, UK 5: Behavioural principles of handling cattle and other grazing animals under extensive conditions, T Grandin 6: Handling cattle in intensive systems, R Ewbank, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Herts, UK 7: Handling facilities and restraint of range cattle, T Grandin 8: Dairy cattle behaviour, facilities, handling and husbandry, J L Albright, Purdue University, Indiana, USA 9: Cattle transport, V Tarrant, The National Food Centre, Teagasc, Dublin, Ireland and T Grandin 10: Behavioural principles of sheep handling, G D Hutson, University of Melbourne, Australia 11: Design of sheep yards and shearing sheds, A Barber and R B Freeman, University of Melbourne, Australia 12: Facilities for handling intensively managed sheep, H L L Williams, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Herts, UK 13: Dogs for herding and guarding livestock, L Coppinger and R Coppinger, Hampshire College, Massachusetts, USA 14: Behavioural principles of pig handling, P H Hemsworth, Victorian Institute of Animal Science, Victoria, Australia 15: Transport of pigs, E Lambooij, Research Institute for Animal Production, The Netherlands 16: Horse handling and transport, K A Houpt, Cornell University, USA and S Lieb, University of Florida, USA 17: Deer handling and transport, L R Matthews, Ruakura Agricultural Centre, New Zealand 18: Poultry handling and transport, C Weeks and C Nicol, University of Bristol, UK 19: Stress physiology of animals during transport, T Knowles and P Warriss, University of Bristol, UK 20: Handling and welfare of livestock in slaughter plants, T Grandin

About the Author

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. 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.