Video Collection on Cattle, Sheep, and Pig Handling

by Temple Grandin


Links to YouTube Videos of Livestock Handling

Temple Grandin - Big Think+ Interview

Temple Grandin talks about her new book - Visual thinking and how visual things are needed in many industries

Temple Grandin - How Horses Think - 2019

Temple Grandin - Understanding Animal Behavior from the Animal's Perspective

Calling All Minds with Temple Grandin

General cattle handling with Temple Grandin - Lecture by Temple Grandin

Stress free cattle handling systems with Dr. Temple Grandin

Dairy Stockmanship - National Dairy FARM Program

Dairy Stockmanship Skills - Spanish | Entendiende el manejo del Ganado lechero

Temple Grandin - Animal Welfare Auditing

Weaner Education - A Training video for your staff - Part 2 - Stockmanship

Weaner Education - A Training video for your staff - Part 3 - Weaner Education

Cattle handling systems in the UK

Bob Kinford: Stockmanship 101 - part 1

Bob Kinford: Stockmanship 101 - part 2

Improving Animal Welfare and Communication with the Public

Talking cattle handling with Temple Grandin - NCBA interview

Proper use of livestock driving tools with Temple Grandin

Animal behavior with Temple Grandin Part 1 - Interview on basic behavior principles

Pig behavior during handling - Short lecture by Temple Grandin

Smart pig handling - Part 1 Basic Behavior

Sheep USA1: How to handle sheep - Part 1 - Shows basic behavioral principles of moving sheep.

Sheep USA1: How to handle sheep - Part 2 - Handling sheep in market facilities.

Brute Bud Tub

3E BudFlow Cattle Tub | Cattle Equipment | Showcase

Instalacion gandera Farmquip Uruguay - Aerial photography shows handling cattle in a compact curved race and round tub system.

FarmQuip Argentina - Instalacion en San Jorge, Sante Fe Completo - Aerial photography shows moving cattle through a large curved system.

Cattle handling in crowd pens - Shows moving cattle quietly from the crowd pen into the single file chute (race).

Handling cattle quietly in pens - Shows moving a group of cattle out a gate with small handler movements.

Cattle handling in chutes and races - Shows how to move cattle forward in a single file race by walking in the opposite direction of desired movement.

Cattle handling tips - Facilities - Shows three different types of facilities. In the second segment Curt Pate and Temple Grandin move cattle through a round tube system. The cattle move easily when they stand at the pivot point of the crowd gate.

Temple Grandin yard demo at BeefWorks - Shows quiet movement of cattle through a curved single file race (chute) that has an open inner fence and a solid outer fence. Demonstrates working the flight zone.

Proper operations of cattle squeeze chutes - Shows tips to improve cattle movement into a squeeze chute.

Cattle handling horse ATV - Curt Pate demonstrates moving cattle on pasture with low stress herding methods.

Cattle handling on foot - Curt Pate demonstrates moving cattle over a difficult piece of terrain and sorting cattle in an alley.

Cattle behavior and handling - Temple Grandin explains the importance of removing distractions from facilities.

Links to YouTube Videos of Handling and Stunning Cattle and Pigs at Meat Plants

Cattle handling and facility design at meat plants - Shows moving cattle into the single file chute by working at the gate pivot point. This works best if the single file chute is allowed to empty so there is room for all the cattle to enter.

Video tour of beef plant featuring Temple Grandin - Shows handling and stunning in a large beef plant.

Video tour of pork plant featuring Temple Grandin - Shows handling, stunning, and plant operations.

Proper use of livestock driving tools with Temple Grandin - There are many questions asked by managers, inspectors, and employees to define when tapping an animal with a driving tool starts to become beating an animal, which would be abusive.

Electric stunning of pigs and sheep - Shows correct electrical stunning methods.

Design of cattle stun boxes and conveyor restrainer systems - Shows operation and explains how to design a center track restrainer.

Design of curved cattle corrals, yards, races, and crowd pens - Shows correct layout of curved systems. Correct layout is essential for the system to work efficiently.

Video Tour of Beef Plant Featuring Temple Grandin, where one can see the center track restrainer.


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