2019年5月7日 · We can use pressure and release to handle cattle, as long as they have somewhere to go. Create a plan for handling the specific cattle before you start working. Understanding the flight zone and using your position to start or stop movement is key to effectively handling cattle.

2019年3月7日 · We’ve put together techniques to help you work your cattle without the hassle, and have made it as easy as learning your ABCs. These three things can make or break your cattle handling, and are just as easy to implement as they are to remember.

2019年8月28日 · Have you ever videoed yourself working cattle? Ron Gill says it can be instructive—humbling, but instructive. That’s one of the many, many golden tidbits that around 100 people took away from a recent Stockmanship …

2018年2月9日 · Here are 12 tips from animal scientist and handling expert Ron Lemenager of Purdue University. He’s also a rancher, so he’s put these tips to practice. 1. Reduce shadows, color contrasts, and noise. Cattle want to take flight when they can’t see what’s ahead. Shadows and odd color patterns may confuse and stop them.

How to Work Cattle : The process of working cattle is an important part in caring for cattle. The medicine a farmer uses to treat the cattle differs depending on what the cows are being treated for. A typical farmer usually works all the cattle once a year and treats fo…

2020年1月13日 · In their first piece in this pen-working series, they described how to move cattle into a corral, how to empty pens from the front and the back, and how to get cattle out of a corner. Now, we move on to what to do once cattle are in alleyways.

2024年10月12日 · Cattle producers large and small suffer shortages of time and labor. They need cattle-handling systems allowing them to work faster and more efficiently.

Working cattle too quickly can lead to bruises, injection-site damage, human injuries, and incorrect records. Stress caused by improper handling also lowers conception rates, reduces vaccination effectiveness, and reduces immune and rumen functions.

Low-stress cattle handling saves time, energy and money when working cattle. Most importantly it protects the livestock and workers at the same time. The point behind low stress cattle handling is to prevent the cattle from getting excited, fretting, and getting nervous when being worked.

2024年12月4日 · Delay working cattle if conditions are excessively muddy or wet to avoid slips and falls of cattle and people. Check the handling area for broken rails, protruding bolts or nails and malfunctioning gates. Metal working parts should be well-lubricated ahead of time to avoid delays and accidents.