Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this 5th edition of Livestock Handling and Transport the author focused on the effects of biosecurity, genetics, structural designs of areas in the farm and slaughterhouse, proper handling and transport of animals on the welfare, physiology, behaviour, health, and economics of livestock animals. This edition has 473 pages and divided into 23 chapters. Topics of each chapter includes (from chapter 1-23, respectively): the importance of stockmanship to maintain high standards of handling and transport of livestock and poultry; welfare of transported animals: welfare assessment and factors affecting welfare; stress physiology of transported animals; the effects of both genetics and previous experience on livestock behaviour, handling and temperament; behavioural principles of handling beef cattle and the design of corrals, lairages, races and loading ramps; dairy cattle handling, transport and well-being; robotic milking of dairy cows: behaviour and welfare; handling cattle raised in close association with people; cattle transport in North America; handling and transport of cattle and pigs in South America; behavioural principles of sheep handling; design of sheep yards and shearing sheds; sheep transport; dogs for herding and guarding livestock; goat handling and transport; behaviour principles of pig handling; pig transport; transport of market pigs: improvements in welfare and economics; handling and transport of horses; deer handling and transport; poultry handling and transport; transport of cattle, sheep and other livestock by sea and air; and principles of biosecurity during transport, handling and slaughter of animals.

The Importance of Stockmanship to Maintain High Standards of Handling and Transport of Livestock and Poultry / Temple Grandin -- Welfare of Transported Animals: Welfare Assessment and Factors Affecting Welfare / Donald M. Broom -- Stress Physiology of Animals during Transport / Kurt Vogel, Emma F�abrega i Romans, Pol Llonch Obiols and Antonio Velarde -- The Effects of both Genetics and Previous Experience on Livestock Behaviour, Handling and Temperament / Temple Grandin -- Behavioural Principles of Handling Beef Cattle and the Design of Corrals, Lairages, Races and Loading Ramps / Temple Grandin -- Dairy Cattle Handling, Transport and Well-being / Faith Baier and Wendy K. Fulwider -- Robotic Milking of Dairy Cows: Behaviour and Welfare / Meagan King, Trevor DeVries and Ed Pajor -- Handling Cattle Raised in Close Association with People / Roger Ewbank and Miriam Parker -- Cattle Transport in North America / Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein and Temple Grandin -- Handling and Transport of Cattle and Pigs in South America / Mateus J.R. Paranhos da Costa, Stella M. Huertas and Carmen Gallo -- Behavioural Principles of Sheep Handling / Geoffrey D. Hutson (updated by Temple Grandin) -- Design of Sheep Yards and Shearing Sheds / Adrian Barber and Robert B. Freeman -- Sheep Transport / Michael S. Cockram -- Dogs for Herding and Guarding Livestock / Lorna Coppinger and Raymond Coppinger (with a foreword by Temple Grandin) -- Goat Handling and Transport / Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama -- Behavioural Principles of Pig Handling / Paul H. Hemsworth -- Transport of Pigs / L. Faucitano and E. (Bert) Lambooij -- Transport of Market Pigs: Improvements in Welfare and Economics / Arlene Garcia, Anna K. Johnson, Matthew J. Ritter, Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo and John J. McGlone -- Handling and Transport of Horses / Katherine A. Houpt and Carissa L. Wickens -- Deer Handling and Transport / Pete Goddard -- Poultry Handling and Transport / Claire A. Weeks, Frank A.M. Tuyttens and Temple Grandin -- Transport of Cattle, Sheep and Other Livestock by Sea and Air / Clive Phillips -- Principles of Biosecurity during Transport, Handling and Slaughter of Animals / Keith E. Belk, Margaret D. Weinroth and Temple Grandin.

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