Granted this specialized book on understanding livestock behavior and building facilities for healthier animals may not have a huge audience or wide appeal, but for those interested in this subject, it is a must read!

Loaded with diagrams and illustrations, here's a guide to help improve the day-to-day work of any livestock operation, while making it possible to raise healthier and more contented animals.

Following Grandin's suggestions for humane treatment, you'll have animals that stay more fit, injure themselves less frequently, need less assistance from the vet and in the long run, deliver higher yields of marketable meat.

The book also features complete instructions for a number of practical facilities such as handling systems for ranches, cattle and sheep corrals, loading ramps, fences, and gates.