Author Topic: Sheep behaviour (Read 4401 times)

kelly58 · « **on:** August 27, 2015, 11:16:51 am »

Does anyone know of a book l could buy about the psychology of sheep ?
Read so many posts on sheep behavior l am curious to learn more.

Tim W · « **Reply #1 on:** August 27, 2015, 11:29:36 am »

Livestock Behaviour by Kilgour & Dalton

Womble · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2015, 12:18:22 pm »

I managed to find this book online a few months ago. Chapter 5 gives a good introduction.

Jon Feather · « **Reply #3 on:** August 27, 2015, 05:00:25 pm »

you could try a book by Froyd. Of course, it will be about the psychology of humans but they are much the same as sheep....only less likeable. Present company excepted of course.

landroverroy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 27, 2015, 05:14:14 pm »

Any relation to Freud?

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #5 on:** August 27, 2015, 05:16:01 pm »

Temple Grandin gives a good insight, from the perspective of a sufferer of Asperger's Syndrome, of what life looks like to a sheep. Having just had an RPA sheep inspection mine are totally bemused by human behaviour. Why would they have to be bundled through the race whilst a strange man waves a beeping stick over their tags? Humans are SO odd!

Me · « **Reply #6 on:** August 27, 2015, 05:35:00 pm »

Quote from: landroverroy on August 27, 2015, 05:14:14 pm

Any relation to Freud?

Its his mother

Fleecewife · « **Reply #7 on:** August 27, 2015, 09:26:07 pm »

This is a totally useless reply, but my late aunt, who was a research scientist back in the day, co-wrote a book about sheep behavioural psychology in about the '60s. It was based on long and very tedious (or so it seems to me) research on Oz sheep stations as well as closer to home. She would sit for long hours, plagued by the dreaded Ozzie fly, noting down every tiny thing the sheep did. Some of her research was with Soay back in Britain, whose behaviour bears no comparison with their distant Oz cousins. I do have a copy of the book, but I'm sure it's been out of print for decades. See, totally useless

pharnorth · « **Reply #8 on:** August 28, 2015, 01:26:30 am »

Well Fleecewife, I for one think it fascinating that your Aunt was a sheep psychology pioneer. Many years go I came across Prof Timbergen on Ravenglass bird reserve studying adders. I was not so keen to find them.......

Fleecewife · « **Reply #9 on:** August 28, 2015, 01:49:45 pm »

Quote from: pharnorth on August 28, 2015, 01:26:30 am

Well Fleecewife, I for one think it fascinating that your Aunt was a sheep psychology pioneer. Many years go I came across Prof Timbergen on Ravenglass bird reserve studying adders. I was not so keen to find them.......

I see you are from Cambs - that's where my aunt was based - Babraham, where she kept her Soays.

I didn't know Tinbergen studied adders - yes, not quite so harmless as sheep. Wasn't his initial research on bird fixation?

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #10 on:** August 28, 2015, 10:34:54 pm »

Quote from: Fleecewife on August 27, 2015, 09:26:07 pm

This is a totally useless reply, but my late aunt, who was a research scientist back in the day, co-wrote a book about sheep behavioural psychology in about the '60s. It was based on long and very tedious (or so it seems to me) research on Oz sheep stations as well as closer to home. She would sit for long hours, plagued by the dreaded Ozzie fly, noting down every tiny thing the sheep did. Some of her research was with Soay back in Britain, whose behaviour bears no comparison with their distant Oz cousins. I do have a copy of the book, but I'm sure it's been out of print for decades. See, totally useless

Whats the name of the book, book NO. etc, etc? Maybe we could find a copy on amazon/ebay?