Publications
Cockram, M.S. 2020. Welfare issues associated with the transport of cull sows to slaughter. Veterinary Record 186: 183-184.
Caffrey, N.P., Dohoo, I.R. and Cockram, M.S. 2017. Factors affecting mortality risk during transportation of broiler chickens for slaughter in Atlantic Canada. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 147: 199-208.
Roy, R.C., Cockram, M.S., Dohoo, I.R. and Ragnarsson, S. 2015. Transport of horses for slaughter in Iceland. Animal Welfare 24: 485-495.
Cockram, M.S., Murphy, E., Ringrose, S., Welmelsfelder, F., Miedema, H.M. and Sandercock, D.A. 2012. Behavioural and physiological measures following treadmill exercise as potential indicators to evaluate fatigue in sheep. Animal 6: 1491-1502.
Cockram, M.S. and Spence, J.Y. 2012. The effects of driving events on the stability and resting behaviour of cattle, young calves and pigs. Animal Welfare 21: 403-417.
Cockram, M.S. 2007. Criteria and potential reasons for maximum journey times for farm animals destined for slaughter. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 106: 234-243.
Cockram, M.S., Baxter, E M., Smith, L.A., Bell, S., Howard, C.M., Prescott, R.J. and Mitchell, M.A. 2004. Effect of driver behaviour, driving events and road type on the stability and resting behaviour of sheep in transit. Animal Science 79: 165-176.
Grigor, P.N., Cockram, M.S., Steele, W.B., McIntyre, J., Williams, C.L., Leushuis, I.E. and van Reenen, C.G. 2004. A comparison of the welfare and meat quality of veal calves slaughtered on the farm with those subjected to transportation and lairage. Livestock Production Science 91: 219-228.
Grigor, P.N., Cockram, M.S., Steele, W.B., Le Sueur, C.J., Forsyth, R.E., Guthrie, J.A., Johnson, A.K., Sandilands, V., Reid, H.W., Sinclair, C. and Brown, H.K. 2001. Effects of space allowance during transport and duration of mid-journey lairage period on the physiological, behavioural and immunological responses of young calves during and after transport. Animal Science 73:341-360.
Cockram, M.S., Kent, J.E., Goddard, P.J., Waran, N.K., Jackson, R.E., McGilp, I.M., Southall, E.L., Amory J.R., McConnell, T.I., O’Riordan, T. and Wilkins, B.S. 2000. Behavioural and physiological responses of sheep to 16h transport and a novel environment post-transport. Veterinary Journal 159: 139-146.
Jackson, R.E., Cockram, M.S., Goddard, P.J., Doherty, O.M., McGilp, I.M. and Waran, N.K. 1999. The effects of 24 h water deprivation when associated with some aspects of transportation on the behaviour and blood chemistry of sheep. Animal Welfare 8: 229-241.
Cockram, M.S., Kent, J.E., Waran, N.K., McGilp, I.M., Jackson, R.E., Amory, J.R., Southall, E.L., O’Riordan, T., McConnell, T.I. and Wilkins, B.S. 1999. Effects of a 15H journey followed by either 12H starvation or ad libitum hay on the behaviour and blood chemistry of sheep. Animal Welfare 8: 135-148.
Cockram, M.S., Kent, J.E., Jackson, R.E., Goddard, P.J., Doherty, O.M., McGilp, I.M., Fox, A., Studdert-Kennedy, T.C., McConnell, T.I. and O’Riordan, T. 1997. Effect of lairage during 24 h of transport on the behavioural and physiological responses of sheep. Animal Science 65: 391-402.
Grigor, P.N., Goddard, P.J., Cockram, M.S., Rennie, S.C. and MacDonald, A.J. 1997. The effects of some factors associated with transportation on the behavioural and physiological reactions of farmed red deer. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 52: 179-189.
Jarvis, A.M., Cockram, M.S. and McGilp, I.M. 1996. Bruising and biochemical measures of stress, dehydration and injury determined at slaughter in sheep transported from farms or markets. British Veterinary Journal 152: 719-722.
Jarvis, A.M., Harrington, D.W.J. and Cockram, M.S. 1996. Effect of source and lairage on some behavioural and biochemical measurements of feed restriction and dehydration in cattle at a slaughterhouse. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 50: 83-94.
Jarvis, A.M., Messer, C.D.A. and Cockram, M.S. 1996. Handling, bruising and dehydration of cattle at the time of slaughter. Animal Welfare 5: 259-270.
Cockram, M.S., Kent, J.E., Goddard, P.J., Waran, N.K., McGilp, I.M., Jackson, R.E., Muwanga, G.M. and Prytherch, S. 1996. Effect of space allowance during transport on the behavioural and physiological responses of lambs during and after transport. Animal Science 62: 461-477.
Jarvis, A.M. and Cockram, M.S. 1995. Handling of sheep at markets and the incidence of bruising. Veterinary Record 136: 582-585.
Jarvis, A.M. and Cockram, M.S. 1994. Effect of handling and transport on bruising of sheep sent directly from farms to slaughter. Veterinary Record 135: 523-527.
Cockram, M.S. and Lee, R.A. 1991. Some preslaughter factors affecting the occurrence of bruising in sheep. British Veterinary Journal 147: 120-125.
Book chapters
Cockram, M.S. 2007. Sheep Transport. In Livestock Handling and Transport, 3rd Edition Edited by T. Grandin. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon, UK. P184-198.
Cockram, M.S. 2014 Sheep Transport. In Livestock Handling and Transport, 4th Edition Edited by T. Grandin. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon, UK. P 228-244.
Cockram, M.S. 2019. Sheep Transport. In Livestock Handling and Transport, 5th Edition. Edited by T. Grandin. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon, UK. P 239-253.
Cockram, M.S. 2017. Understanding the effects of handling, transportation, lairage and slaughter on cattle welfare and beef quality. In: Ensuring Safety and Quality in the Production of Beef Volume 2; Quality. Edited by M. Dikeman. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK. P135-179.
Cockram, M.S. and Velarde, A. 2022. Sheep. In: Preslaughter Handling and Slaughter of Meat Animals. Edited by L. Faucitano. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 267-310.
Cockram M.S. 2023. Transportation. In Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare, 1st Edition. Edited by A. Knight, C. Phillips and P. Spark. Routledge, Abington, UK. 128-142. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003182351
Cockram, M.S., 2024. Cattle handling stress and transportation. In: Dikeman, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences III, vol. 1. Elsevier, pp. 666–674. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85125-1.00033-8
Video
Careful Driving and Animal Welfare. The effect of driver behaviour on the behaviour of livestock in-transit. Training video for drivers of livestock vehicles based on DEFRA funded research project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sQ3Etj9K5I
NFACC Code of Practice
Brockhoff, E., Brown, J. Cockram, M., Crowe, T., Faucitano, L., Haley, D., Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K., Schwean-Lardner, K., Stojkov, Y. and Rioja-Lang, F. 2018. Code of Practice for The Care and Handling of Farm Animals: Transportation Review of Scientific Research on Priority Welfare Issues. http://www.nfacc.ca/resources/codes-of-practice/transport/transportation_sc_report_mar2018.pdf
lead author on chapters on:
Introduction 1-2.
Equines 72-78.
Sheep 79-85.
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
Lead on response to amendments to The Health of Animals Regulations (Humane Transportation).
Witness representing CVMA at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) for session on Amendments to Health of Animals Regulations (Humane Transportation), Ottawa, April 2017.
Written briefing notes to Committee http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/Committee/421/AGRI/Brief/BR8852728/br-external/CanadianVeterinaryMedicalAssociationCunningham-e.pdf
Oral presentation and questions from Committee Members http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/AGRI/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=9387332