Includes bibliographical references and index.

A whole systems approach to assessing animal welfare during handling and restraint / Temple Grandin -- General principles of stress and well-being / Paul B. Siegal and Christa F. Honaker -- Welfare of transported animals: factors influeincing welfare and welfare assessment / Donald M. Broom -- Behavioural principles of handling cattle and other grazing animals under extensive conditions / Temple Grandin -- Low-stress restraint, handling and sorting of cattle / Joseph M. Stookey and Jon M. Watts -- Handling cattle raised in close association with people / Roger Ewbank and Miriam Parker -- Handling facilities and restraint of extensively raised range cattle / Temple Grandin -- Dairy cattle behaviour, facilities, handling, transport, automation and well-being / Wendy K. Fulwider -- Cattle transport by road / Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein and Temple Grandin -- Handling and transport of cattle and pigs in South America / Mateus J.R. Paranhos da Costa,Stella M. Huertas, Ana C. Strappini and Carmer Gallo -- Behavioural principles of sheep handling / Geoffrey D. Hutson (updated by Temple Grandin) -- Design of sheep yards and shearing sheds / Adrian Barber and Robert B. Freeman -- Sheep transport / Michael S. Cockram -- Dogs for herding and guarding livestock / Lorna Coppinger and Raymond Coppinger -- Behavioural principles of pig handling / Paul H. Hemsworth -- Transport of pigs / E. (Bert) Lambooij -- Transport of market pigs / John J. McGlone, Anna K. Johnson, Avi Sapkota and Rebecca K. Kephart -- Handling and transport of horses / Katherine A. Houpt -- Deer handling and transport / Pete Goddard -- Poultry handling and transport / Claire A. Weeks -- Stress physiology of animals during transport / Toby G. Knowles, Paul D. Warriss and Kurt Vogel -- Improving welfare and reducing stress on animals at slaughter plants / Temple Grandin -- Principles of biosecurity during transport, handling and slaughter of animals / Keith E. Belk and Temple Grandin.