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A cattle crush and an anti-bruise race in Australia. Chin (or neck) bar in operation during mouthing.. A cattle crush (in UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Botswana and Australia), squeeze chute (North America), cattle chute (North America), [1] [2] standing stock, or simply stock (North America, Ireland) is a strongly built stall or cage for holding cattle, horses, or other livestock safely while ...
A curved "V" (tapered) race or alley leading to a covered crush. A cattle chute (North America) or cattle race (Australia, British Isles and New Zealand) also called a run or alley, [1] is a narrow corridor built for cattle that separates them from the rest of the herd and allows handlers and veterinarians to provide medical care or restrain the animal for other procedures.
A hug machine, also known as a hug box, a squeeze machine, or a squeeze box, is a therapeutic device designed to calm hypersensitive persons, usually individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The device was invented by Temple Grandin to administer deep-touch pressure , a type of physical stimulation often self-administered by autistic ...
Chutes and ladders; Pilot chute, a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy a main parachute; Chute (racecourse), a projection extending from either end of an oval-shaped racecourse; Squeeze chute, a cage for restraining a farm animal; Chute (in North America), a cattle race, a channel for handling and sorting farm animals
In 2008, Grandin published Humane Livestock Handling [33] with contributions by Mark Deesing, a long time collaborator with her. The book contains a review of the main aspects of cattle behavior and provides a visual guide in the form of construction plans and diagrams for the implementation of Grandin's ideas relating to humane livestock handling.
Cryoconservation is an ex situ conservation strategy that often coexists alongside in situ conservation to protect and preserve livestock genetics. [5] Cryoconservation of livestock genetic resources is primarily done in order to preserve the genetics of populations of interest, such as indigenous breeds, also known as local or minor breeds.
Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists have solved the mystery of how the plants do it.
Temple Grandin is a 2010 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose innovations revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. It is based on Grandin's memoirs Emergence and Thinking in Pictures.