Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Temple Grandin is a designer of livestock handling and lairage facilities for meat plants. Her research interests are animal welfare, stunning methods, livestock behavior, transport, and the effects of handling practices on meat quality. One of her major projects was writing the original Recommended Animal Handling Guidelines and Audit Guide for the North American Meat Institute. These guidelines use animal-based outcome measures for assessing animal welfare in beef, pork, and lamb abattoirs. Temple Grandin has also served as an animal welfare auditor instructor for PAACO and is on the welfare committees of many major corporations.