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 Dr. Grandin is a livestock handling specialist and Associate Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She designs handling facilities and works with livestock producers and meat processors to use behavioral principles to reduce stress on animals during handling.
Dr. Grandin have given AFAC permission to sell the DVDs in Canada (click here to view video clips). We have grouped the presentations into four separate DVDs to relate to specific audiences. The DVDs are $10 each, including GST and shipping. For other Dr. Grandin videos and books or to order from outside of Canada visit her website.
Click here to order or call 403.932.8050. We will mail you an invoice with your order. Following is a summary of the DVDs.
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| DVD #1 |
BEEF STOCKMAN/PRODUCERS
Cattle Handling to Reduce Stress (53 min) |
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| DVD #2 |
PORK STOCKMAN/PRODUCERS
Low Stress Handling of Pigs on Farm (37 min) |
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- What a pig sees
- Stressors
- Flight Zone
- Faculty design
- Benefits of good welfare
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Handling & Stunning of Pigs at the Meat Plant (30 min) |
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| DVD #3 |
RED MEAT PROCESSORS, FEEDLOTS, AUCTION MARKETS
Animal (Pork & Beef) Handling in Meat Plants (37 min) |
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- For provincial & federal abattoirs, auction markets and feed yards
- Faculty distractions that impede livestock movement
- See what animals are looking at
- Yard and curved chute layouts (small & large)
- Simple techniques to improve facilities
- Basic animal behavior principles (flight zone)
- How to reduce electric prod use
- Proper, consistent humane stunning to achieve 100% insensibility
- Practical advice for captive bolt and electric stunning
- How to ensure the head is dead
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Stunning of Cattle (12 min) |
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Implementing Animal Handling & Auditing Programs
(26 min) |
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- On farm/feedlot/ranch
- Cattle and pork
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Handling & Stunning of Pigs at the Meat Plant (30 min) |
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- Ensuring meat quality, what meat plants workers can do
- Faculty design
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| DVD #4 |
RELIGIOUS SLAUGHTER (10 min) |
For more information on Dr. Grandin visit her website at www.grandin.com.
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