- 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.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/livestock/lvstgran.htm
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- The Herding Page
Links to herding-related sites.
http://www.dogpatch.org/dogs/herding.cfm
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- 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.
http://www.bordercollie.org/usbcha.html
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- Sheep Transport References
List of references regarding the effect of transport upon sheep.
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~grandin/behaviour/sheep.trans.html
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- 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.
http://www.fibreworksfarm.com/shetland/sheep.htm
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