Temple Grandin's Guide to Working with Farm Animals: Safe, Humane Livestock Handling Practices for the Small Farm

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: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 05/02/2017
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 10.30h x 7.70w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781612127606
ISBN10: 1612127606
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture | Animal Husbandry
- Nature | Animals | General
- Social Science | Agriculture & Food (see also Political Science | Public Poli