Voluntary acceptance of restraint by sheep

Voluntary acceptance of restraint by sheep Grandin, Temple Includes bibliographical references (p. 5) Four Suffolk ewes which had no previous experience with aversive restraining methods were mixed with twelve ewes which had experienced varying amounts of electro-immobilization and restraint in a squeeze tilt table. With successive voluntary passes, previously restrained ewes become more and more willing to be voluntarily restrained in a tilt squeeze table for a grain reward. Initially four ewes which had never experienced electro-immobilization entered the tilt table first. Six of the previously restrained ewes voluntarily entered the tilt table and were squeezed and tilted 6 times in a row without missing a pass. Less time was required to move each ewe during the last 5 passes compared to the first 5 passes. Colorado State University. Libraries 1989 Text; Still Image application/pdf S101.pdf FACFANIS100049ARTI eng English c1989, Elsevier B.V.

Voluntary acceptance of restraint by sheep

Grandin, Temple

Includes bibliographical references (p. 5)

Four Suffolk ewes which had no previous experience with aversive restraining methods were mixed with twelve ewes which had experienced varying amounts of electro-immobilization and restraint in a squeeze tilt table. With successive voluntary passes, previously restrained ewes become more and more willing to be voluntarily restrained in a tilt squeeze table for a grain reward. Initially four ewes which had never experienced electro-immobilization entered the tilt table first. Six of the previously restrained ewes voluntarily entered the tilt table and were squeezed and tilted 6 times in a row without missing a pass. Less time was required to move each ewe during the last 5 passes compared to the first 5 passes.

Colorado State University. Libraries

1989

Text; Still Image

application/pdf

S101.pdf

FACFANIS100049ARTI

eng

English

c1989, Elsevier B.V.