VIDEO: Equipment design for calmer cattle

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Published: September 13, 2024

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Myron Wigness stands with Hi-Hog squeeze unit at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Photo: John Greig

Limiting sightlines and keeping cows balanced help keep them calm, farm show attendees hear

Glacier FarmMedia – Cattle handling equipment has evolved to take into better account ways to keep cattle calm.

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Controlling sightlines, incorporating rounded penning and keeping the animal stable on all four feet have driven design improvements in cattle handling systems, says Myron Wigness, who works in sales and system design with Hi-Hog.

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Wigness presented a cattle handling demonstration at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.

Watch Wigness talk about how proven equipment design helps make for easier cattle handling.

About the author

John Greig

John Greig

John Greig is a senior editor with Glacier FarmMedia with responsibility for Technology, Livestock and Ontario. He lives on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Ontario.

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