Humane Livestock Handling: Innovative Plans for Healthier Animals and Better Quality Meat

Improve the day-to-day operation as well as the profitability of your farm by raising healthier, more contented animals. The benefits are great-for you and for your livestock. Well-treated animals, free from fear and pain: Injure themselves less frequently, keeping bruised meat to a minimum. Stay healthier, reducing veterinary expenditures. Remain calm in most circumstances, keeping human handlers safer. Deliver higher yields of marketable meat. Answer consumer demand for humanely raised meat. Are an indispensable part of efficient, satisfying, ethically managed small farms. Includes complete construction plans for facilities of every size: Handling systems for ranches Cattle corral systems Sheep and bison corrals Loading ramp details Fences and gates LatchesGrandin, Temple is the author of 'Humane Livestock Handling: Innovative Plans for Healthier Animals and Better Quality Meat', published 2008 under ISBN 9781603420280 and ISBN 1603420282.