《动物福利与肉类生产(第2版)》聚焦最新研究发现，对主要肉用动物生产的福利现状进行了系统阐述，特别对发展中国家的动物福利、遗传选育对动物福利的影响以及如何在养殖场和屠宰场评价动物的福利进行了重点论述，并对上述问题做出了科学的解答，对提高肉类品质和推动我国养殖业健康发展具有重要的指导意义，适合从事畜牧兽医行业的政府官员、企业领导和生产技术人员，科研人员、师生以及关心动物源食品安全的广大消费者阅读。

Temple Grandin is Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin’s work includes design of animal handling systems, research on livestock behavior, and auditing animal welfare. She has visited 26 countries and has served on the OIE animal welfare ad hoc committee for slaughter. Her previous livestock books are: Livestock Handling and Transport, Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals and Humane Livestock Handling. Her popular press books on animal behavior have been both U.S. and international bestsellers. Throughout her career, Dr. Grandin has worked to combine scientific research results with practical application in the field. In North America, cattle are handled in equipment she designed for meat plants. She has received awards for her work on animal welfare from both the livestock industry and animal welfare NGOs. She has awards from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The American Meat Institute, American Society for Animal Science and the Humane Society of the U.S.