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Animal Science and Veterinary
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2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
67
Citations
15677
World Ranking
211
National Ranking
68

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - ASAS Fellow: Industry Category, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Temple Grandin is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary science, with a focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Genetics, Plant Science, and Ecology. The main research topics include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Agriculture and Farm Safety, and Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock.

Grandin has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Grazing Cattle, Sheep, and Goats Are Important Parts of a Sustainable Agricultural Future" (2022, Animals)
  • "Methods to Prevent Future Severe Animal Welfare Problems Caused by COVID-19 in the Pork Industry" (2021, Animals)

The research is frequently published in journals such as Animals, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research, and Meat Science.

Collaborations are a significant part of their work. Frequent co-authors include Daniel Mota-Rojas, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Patricia Mora-Medina, Ismael Hernández-Ávalos, and Alexandra L. Whittaker.

Notable awards include the ASAS Fellow: Industry Category from the American Society of Animal Science, received in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Assessment of stress during handling and transport.

    Temple Grandin

  • Feedlot cattle with calm temperaments have higher average daily gains than cattle with excitable temperaments

    B D Voisinet;T Grandin;J D Tatum;S F O'Connor

  • Livestock handling and transport

    Temple Grandin

  • Behavioral agitation during handling of cattle is persistent over time

    T. Grandin

  • Bos indicus-cross feedlot cattle with excitable temperaments have tougher meat and a higher incidence of borderline dark cutters.

    B.D. Voisinet;T. Grandin;S.F. O'Connor;J.D. Tatum

  • Human interaction and cortisol: can human contact reduce stress for shelter dogs?

    Crista L. Coppola;Temple Grandin;R. Mark Enns

  • Calming effects of deep touch pressure in patients with autistic disorder, college students, and animals.

    Temple Grandin

  • Animals in translation : using the mysteries of autism to decode animal behavior

    Temple Grandin;Catherine Johnson

  • Traceability from a US perspective.

    G.C. Smith;J.D. Tatum;K.E. Belk;J.A. Scanga

  • Auditing animal welfare at slaughter plants.

    Temple Grandin

  • The feasibility of using vocalization scoring as an indicator of poor welfare during cattle slaughter

    Temple Grandin

  • General Principles for the welfare of animals in production systems: The underlying science and its application

    David Fraser;Ian J.H. Duncan;Sandra A. Edwards;Temple Grandin

  • Factors contributing to the incidence of dark cutting beef

    J A Scanga;K E Belk;J D Tatum;T Grandin

  • Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals

    Temple Grandin

  • Influence of Free-Stall Base on Tarsal Joint Lesions and Hygiene in Dairy Cows

    W.K. Fulwider;T. Grandin;D.J. Garrick;T.E. Engle

  • How Farm Animals React and Perceive Stressful Situations Such As Handling, Restraint, and Transport.

    Temple Grandin;Chelsey Shivley

  • Religious slaughter and animal welfare : a discussion for meat scientists

    J. M. Regenstein;Temple Grandin

  • Survey of Dairy Management Practices on One Hundred Thirteen North Central and Northeastern United States Dairies

    W.K. Fulwider;T. Grandin;B.E. Rollin;T.E. Engle

  • Observations of cattle behavior applied to the design of cattle-handling facilities.

    T. Grandin

  • Animal welfare and society concerns finding the missing link.

    Temple Grandin

  • Progress and challenges in animal handling and slaughter in the U.S.

    Temple Grandin

  • The relationship between reaction to sudden, intermittent movements and sounds and temperament

    J. L. Lanier;T. Grandin;R. D. Green;D. Avery

  • Cattle vocalizations are associated with handling and equipment problems at beef slaughter plants.

    Temple Grandin

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry E. Engle
Terry E. Engle Colorado State University
Gary C. Smith
Gary C. Smith Colorado State University
Keith E. Belk
Keith E. Belk Colorado State University
J. D. Tatum
J. D. Tatum Colorado State University
Dorian J. Garrick
Dorian J. Garrick Massey University
Donald M. Broom
Donald M. Broom University of Cambridge
Stanley E. Curtis
Stanley E. Curtis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bernard E. Rollin
Bernard E. Rollin Colorado State University
Franklyn B. Garry
Franklyn B. Garry Colorado State University
João Alberto Negrão
João Alberto Negrão Universidade de São Paulo

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