Search The Directory The Web for Home > Business > Industries > Agriculture and Forestry > Livestock > Sheep > Supplies and Management > Behavior_and_Handling New! Submit a site   whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   An Introduction to Sheep Behavior - Having an understanding of sheep behavior can greatly improve one's ability to handle sheep. By recognizing that the sheep has instincts and using them to your advantage a great deal of stress both to the animal and the people can be avoided.   Assessment of Stress During Handling and Transport - Fear is a very strong stressor, and the highly variable results of handling and transportation studies are likely to be due to different levels of psychological stress. Psychological stress is fear stress. Some examples are restraint, contact with people, or exposure to novelty. To accurately assess an animal's reaction, a combination of behavioral and physiological measurements will provide the best overall measurement of animal discomfort.   Behavior and Handling - Sheep and Goats - IACUC Learning Module.   Behavioral Principles of Livestock Handling - This site contains information regarding livestock handling and stress reduction.   Canadian Border Collie Association - Canadian Border Collie Registration and other information about sheepdogs.   Herding with German Shepherds - Nickelsberg's Farm - Information about boundary style herding.   Humane Sheep Handling and Transport Resources - Bibliography and audiovisuals.   Livestock Handler's Safety - Cattle, horses, sheep and pigs are common livestock species in Colorado. Accidents caused by livestock every year account for a significant number of the deaths and injuries to people.   Low Stress Livestock Handling - This section of the University of California's Sustainable Ranching Research and Education Project site provides a good introduction to Bud William's Stockmanship techniques. The introductory pages give you a taste of Bud's methods, which start with a change in attitude form "I'm going to make that animal do what I want," to "I'm going to let that animal do what I want." It also provides some good anecdotes and makes a strong connection between stress, productivity and your bottom line.   Sheep Handling Facilities - A good working or handling facility whether permanent, temporary, or portable can reduce the physical demands of handling sheep to a very manageable level.   Sheep Training Tips - Some people are interested in taming older sheep, some people are interested in the halter training. There are some points common to both activities. Brief summary of the process that we used at Fibre Works Farm over a three week period this summer.   Sheep Transport References - List of references regarding the effect of transport upon sheep.   Stockdog Server - The Stockdog Server is the preminent source for information on stock dogs, sheep dogs, herding breeds, herding trials, sheep dog trials and all related activities.   Temple Grandin's Web Page - One of the leaders in livestock behavior and welfare; lots of good information.   The Herding Page - Links to herding-related sites.   United States Border Collie Handlers Association - Information about border collies and herding. Contains articles on border collie general information, border collie activities, border collie veterinary information, border collie breeding, border collie culture, border collie books and magazines, and border collie products.   Working With Livestock - An animal can be expected to respond to stimuli from both the handler and the environment. This publication looks at each of these factors more closely. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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