America’s cattle sector could benefit greatly by adopting a set standard for proficiency levels in animal care and handling. University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist Ruth Woiwode, drawing on her ...

The payback from installing a good cattle-handling system stacks up when you consider labour and welfare savings, on top of reduced stress and a safer working environment Has it ever crossed your mind ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. - A new set of online training modules for animal handling has been released at animalcaretraining.org. The modules, produced by the Beef Cattle Institute (BCI) at Kansas State ...

Mort & Co's Grassdale Feedlot 'Bud Box' cattle handling system being demonstrated at a public showing last Tuesday. As a high cattle turnover business Mort & Co’s Grassdale feedlot has implemented a ...

Some ranchers have wild, aggressive cows and other ranchers have mellow animals that are easy to handle. The difference is mainly in how they are handled and trained from the time they are young. Dr.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — First responders are getting trained on how to respond to accidents involving livestock at the Bovine Emergency Response Planning program. It’s a training that was initiated by a ...

A Cal Expo official said fairgrounds police shot and killed an agitated, pregnant cow the morning of July 27 after she got loose while being taken to the UC Davis-run livestock nursery at the state ...

The drawing on the left shows the area where heifers were trained. Anticipatory and play behaviors were recorded in the “start box” (area B in the diagram) while cattle were waiting to enter the ...

This September, Stockmanship With Curt Pate, a dual-session event for producers that highlights the increased economic benefits of correctly handling livestock, will be hosted by Purdue University ...

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Agriculture students across the country will soon be able to practise calving cows on new cattle-handling simulators to be bought by Teagasc. It is hoped the investment of €500,000 in 11 calving ...

Dairy cows receive a huge amount of care during their lives on a farm, but procedures, especially restraining during procedures, can be stressful for some animals. Positive reinforcement training -- ...