Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals

Temple Grandin is one of the world's most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. She has a PhD in animal science from the University of Illinois and is a professor at Colorado State University. She is the author of six books, including the national bestsellers Thinking in Pictures and Animals in Translation. Dr. Grandin is a past member of the board of directors of the Autism Society of America. She lectures to parents and teachers throughout the U.S. on her experiences with autism, and her work has been covered in the New York Times, People, National Public Radio, and 20/20. Most recently she was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of the year. The HBO movie based on her life, starring Claire Danes, received seven Emmy Awards. Mark Deesing began his career in the livestock industry as a farrier and horse trainer. In 1993 he met Temple Grandin and began to work with her first in research and writing projects. They co-authored multiple books together, along with several referred journal articles on cattle behavior. Mark and Temple pioneered work on using facial hair patterns to predict temperament and fertility in cattle. Currently Mark is a custom design consultant for Grandin Livestock Handling Systems, Inc., and has designed hundreds of handling facilities for all types of livestock, as well as wildlife and zoo species.

Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals, 2e

Temple Grandin, editor

Chapter 1. Behavioral Genetics and Animal Science Temple Grandin & Mark Deesing

Chapter 2. Behavioral Genetics and the Process of Animal Domestication Per Jensen

Chapter 3. Fear and Fearfulness in Determining Behavior Alain Boissy

Chapter 4. Genetics and Behavior during Handling, Restraint and Herding

Temple Grandin & Mark Deesing

Chapter 5. Maternal and Reproductive Behavior of Livestock

Peter Chenoweth

Chapter 6. Differences in the Behavior of Dog Breeds

Kathryn Lord, Raymond Coppinger, and Lorna Coppinger

Chapter 7. Genetic Effects on Horse Behavior

Temple Grandin & Mark Deesing

Chapter 8. Improving the Adaptability of Animals by Selection

J.M. Faure & A.D. Mills

Chapter 9. Genetics and the Behavior of Chickens: Welfare and Productivity

William Muir & Heng wei Cheng

Chapter 10. Continuation of the Russian Fox Experiments

Anna V. Kukekova, Lyudmila N. Trut, Gregory M. Acland, & K. Gordon Lark

Chapter 11. Behavior Genetics Important for Pig Welfare

Lotta Rydhmer & Laurianne Canerio

Chapter 12: Genetics and Animal Welfare

Temple Grandin & Mark Deesing