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Humane Livestock Handling

Understanding livestock behavior and building facilities for healthier animals

Paperback , 227 pages
ISBN: 9781603420280 (1603420282)
Published by Storey Publishing
$24.95(US) $29.95(CAN)

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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
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