Better Animal Handling

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• Species differences in aggressiveness and avoidance
• Training methods for animals

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week's episode is about forms of aggression, including:

• Maternal
• Pain-related
• Predatory
• Territorial and possessive
• Fear-induced
• Intermate
• Dominance

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about how vision differs among animals and the effects on their behavior.  Topics include:

• Field of vision
• Pupil shape
• Depth perception
• Acuity
• Color differentiation
• Night vision

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain the relationship between animal behavior and:

• Hearing
• Touch
• Body heat

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover:

• Critical socialization periods with humans
• Flight zones and points of balance to move animals
• The sense of smell and behavior

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this week's episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• Prey and predator behavior
• Social dominance
• Causes of irreparable handling resistance

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com 

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week's topics are:

• How better animal handling makes one a better person
• Chemical restraint
• Five steps to becoming an animal handler
• Ten keys to how to better handle animals

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode, your hosts will explain:

• Disease transmission among animals by handlers
• Ethics of animal handling
• Legal concerns

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:

• What are zoonoses?
• How to prevent transmission of zoonoses

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Topics for this week's episode by Dr. Chastain and Abby are:

• Handling Considerations
  • Pre-handling
  • Pre-restraint
  • Effects on animals
  • Surroundings and conditions
  • Personnel
  • Duration
• Risks of Injury

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com