Temple Grandin is Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin's work includes design of animal handling systems, research on livestock behaviour, 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 behaviour 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 the North America half, the 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 NGO's. She has swards 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.

《提高动物福利:有效的实践方法》涵盖了动物福利的测量和评估以及提高动物福利的实践方法，涉及动物操作处理、安乐死、痛苦的外科手术程序、运输、屠宰以及役畜处置，强调基于动物的测量结果，如体况、跛腿、病变、行为和皮毛状况评分，以及衡量操作处理、致昏实践中数值评分的使用。此外，也涉及良好饲养管理质量的益处、经济因素、伦理和激励生产者行之有效的方法。