Temple Grandin Impacts Dairy Production
Temple Grandin's HBO special highlights
her work to improve care of cattle. This made-for-television
movie showcased her unique talents which have become the foundation for
the dairy industry's dairy care references.
She has been a speaker at many of our
events, as well as supplying the references for the standards woven
into the Verified Premium Plus audits.
The DQ Center's emphasis upon training
highlights her "flight zone" recommendations for moving cows and calves.
Facility design today includes her
attention to providing footing, solid walls in chutes, and using curves
to facilitate animal movement.
The DQ Center applauds Temple's work to
reduce stress when handling the cows in the dairy industry, much as
W.D. Hoard stated in 1885 when he declared, "A man ought remember that
a cow is a mother and that her calf is a baby."
Additional Dairy Quality Center
references:
- DQC
Market Cow System
-
Transport and Animal Care Guidelines
- Humane
Handling Walk-Through
-
Verification / Education for America's Dairy Industry
- Premium
Plus Walk-Through