Temple Grandin's Guide to Working With Farm Animals

by Grandin, Temple

• ISBN13: 9781612127446
• ISBN10: 1612127444
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-05-02
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Summary

Award-winning author Temple Grandin is famous for her groundbreaking approach to decoding animal behavior. Now she extends her expert guidance to small-scale farming operations. Grandin’s fascinating explanations of how herd animals think — describing their senses, fears, instincts, and memories — and how to analyze their behavior, will help you handle your livestock more safely and effectively. You’ll learn to become a skilled observer of animal movement and behavior, and detailed illustrations will help you set up simple and efficient facilities for managing a small herd of 3 to 25 cattle or pigs, or 5 to 100 goats or sheep.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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