عنوان

Efficient livestock handling

012418670X

9780124186705

9780124172876

dltt

Efficient livestock handling

[Book]

the practical application of animal welfare and behavioral science /

Bonnie V. Beaver, Donald L. Höglund.

Boston :

Academic Press/Elsevier,

[2016]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical perspectives of livestock handling. Domestication ; Sheep and goats ; Cattle ; Pigs ; Horses ; Human-animal relationships ; References -- Behavior as it relates to handling. The senses ; Vision ; Hearing ; Olfaction ; Touch ; Pheromones ; Social behavior ; Social group dynamics ; Reactive (social) distances ; Group movement ; Locomotion ; Laterality ; Daily time budget ; References -- Genetics, environments, and hormones. Genes and individuals ; Temperament ; Role of culling ; Role of the environment ; Socialization ; Stress ; Epigenetics ; Interaction of genetics and the environment ; Endocrine influences ; References -- Learning in livestock. Associative learning ; Classical conditioning ; Operant conditioning ; Generalization ; Non-associative learning ; Habituation ; Extinction ; Sensitization ; Desensitization ; Complex learning ; Other factors ; Motivation ; Emotional state ; Learning in livestock species ; References -- Horse handling : practical applications of science. A true revolution in horsemanship ; The senses and the reactions ; Effective handling ; Efficient handling ; What horse is being handled? ; What needs to be done? ; Working with reactive horses ; Trapping ; Handling the trapped horse ; Teaching the horse to lead ; Round pens as a training aid ; Restraint techniques ; Twitching the upper lip ; Lip chains ; Ear twitching ; Skin twitching ; Entering and exiting a confined space ; Other useful handling techniques ; References -- Dairy cattle handling : practical applications of science. Learning in cattle ; Effective versus efficient handling ; Pressure and release ; Pressure and reduce ; Basic principles of handling ; From the maternity ward through weaning ; Peripartum cows ; The calves ; Moving cattle ; Redirection pens ; Down and immobile cows ; Handling recumbent cattle ; Moving recumbent cows ; References -- Beef cattle handling : practical applications of science. The mind is unknowable ; Senses guide behavior ; From pasture to pen to confinement ; Using a zigzag to move cattle ; Sorting pens or corrals ; The redirection pen ; The use of a trap ; References -- Swine handling : practical applications of science. Reactivity and stress are related ; Learning in swine ; Herding pigs ; The redirection pen ; Teaching pigs to herd ; Incline training ; Swine handling ; Catching individual pigs ; References -- Sheep and goat handling : practical applications of science. Comparative behaviors ; Sheep behavior ; Goat behavior ; Handling sheep and goats ; References.

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Animal psychology-- Industrial applications.

Biology-- Industrial applications.

Livestock-- Behavior.

Livestock-- Handling.

Behavior, Animal.

Biology-- methods.

Livestock.

Beaver, Bonnie V. G.,1944-

Höglund, Don,1952-

ScienceDirect (Online service).

20180222155632.0

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