Renowned expert says think like a cow when handling cattle

Learning how to use a cow’s natural tendencies to improve handling takes time, but it’s a skill that can be learned. “Good cattle handling is going to require a lot more walking,” Temple Grandin told attendees at a recent livestock-handling seminar at Olds College. People make a lot of mistakes when handling cattle and designing

Audits Are Key To Credible Animal-Welfare Program

If you want to prove you’re treating animals humanely, then set clear and measurable standards, avoid fuzzy language in audits, and let independent observers from the outside world see what you’re doing. That was the advice that renowned animal behavioural scientist Temple Grandin delivered to the recent Animal Welfare Forum held at the University of


Famed Scientist Urges Producers To Share The Message

Just days before taking a star turn on the internationally televised Golden Globes awards show, renowned animal behaviourist Temple Grandin urged Alberta farmers, ranchers, and others in agriculture to put themselves in the spotlight. “I can’t emphasize it enough that ag has to do a much better job of communicating with the public,” Grandin told

To Handle A Sheep, Learn To Think Like One

Just because you can’t read a sheep’s expression doesn’t mean it isn’t feeling emotion, says animal behaviour scientist Temple Grandin. When sheep are sick or hurting, they tend not to show it, Grandin told a sheep symposium here recently. Lambs haven’t developed the ability to cover up their fear or pain, but adult sheep mask