There’s consensus that keeping cattle calmer during handling reduces the stress for the animals and the people managing them.
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Handling equipment can calm cattle
Limiting sight lines and using natural cattle behaviour can help make handling better for both the animals and people
Cattle calmer when they catch the scent of a nursing cow
A synthetic pheromone that mimics the scent of a lactating mother cow is starting to show its value in cattle handing.
VIDEO: Equipment design for calmer cattle
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. Related stories: The Latest News and Stories from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 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, […] Read more
Handling called key to feedlot
Andrea Stroeve-Sawa of Shipwheel Cattle Feeders learned stockmanship from the man himself: Bud Williams, the guru of low-stress cattle handling. Her father met Williams at a conference and invited him to visit Alberta. Stroeve-Sawa said her father and Williams worked cattle together for two weeks, 12 hours a day, and Williams taught the ins and […] Read more
Handling tied to cattle health
Low-stress handling called an important tool that producers can use to improve their cattle’s health
Lee Sinclair’s interest in low-stress cattle handling emerged during a summer job at a feedlot and carried through to his career with Merck Animal Health. “Nobody had ever told me position, distance and angles make the difference. All we were taught is, ‘we’ve got to get this done’,” Sinclair said of his initial experience working […] Read more
Low-stress cattle handling can pay off for producers
Low-stress handling doesn’t just have benefits for the public perception of our industry, it has a real impact on the cattle’s biology.
Body position key to cattle handling
An understanding of body position relative to the animals called key to reducing pressure and keeping the situation calm
Lee Sinclair of Merck Animal Health said an understanding of body position relative to the animals is key to reducing pressure and keeping the situation calm.
