Assessment of Stress During Handling and Transport

The article focuses on assessing the stress levels of animals when transported and handled. The paper was presented at a symposium titled Effects of Stress in Farm Animals at the American Society of Animal Science 87th annual meeting, July 1995.

Progress and Challenges in Animal Handling and Slaughter in the U.S.

The article discusses the McDonald's Corporation audit and the ways to improve the handling of livestock on the way to slaughter.

Good Management Practice for Animal Handling and Stunning

On the front cover is a handwritten note that reads "original guidelines I used when the McDonalds audits were started in 1999".

Chapter 10: Antemortem Handling and Welfare

The chapter discusses the following topics: Continuous Measurement and Monitoring, Meat Quality Correlations, How Stressful is Slaughter?, Causes of Poor Welfare Audit Scores, Animal Vision, Hearing and Smell, Basic Handling Principles, Handler Movement Patterns, Design of Handling Facilities, Design and Operation of Restraint Devices, Stunning, Stunning Method and Blood-Splash, Bruising and Meat Quality.