New footage includes a graphic illustration of the speed of growth of today's broiler chickens. An Italian version of this video has now been made and details of the title, cost, method of payment and address for purchase will be given in the next newsletter. Stimulus Response Stimulus Response looks at behaviour in farm animals. It was professionally produced for ASAB, with funding from the Matthew Eyton Trust. In the video, pigs show how they perceive stimuli in the first moments of life.
Hens run obstacle courses and show that they have the mental co-ordination to learn from videos.
Calves make us aware of their internal as well as external effectors, and we see the ways in which these animals are able to respond to the stimuli in their environment. ASAB is pleased to be able to report that over 2600 copies of Stimulus Response have been sold since January 1995 and it is being marketed in America by the prestigious 'Films for the Humanities and Sciences'. Foreign language versions are now being developed and Michael Dockery would be glad to hear from ASAB members with knowledge of the school curricula needs of teachers in other countries. The 12-page booklet offers suggestions for discussion topics, small group and class exercises, debate and experiment. There are also some additional exercises for students, which can be photocopied.