During High Plains Journal’s Cattle U virtual event, held Sept. 8 to 11, 2020, Dr. Tera Rooney Barnhardt, DVM, discussed the best cattle handling practices she teaches cattlemen to apply with their ...

Humane livestock handling a recent concern The issue of the humane handling and slaughter of livestock is not a recent concern triggered by videos that shock the public. The issue goes back as far as ...

WOLF CREEK, Mont. (AP) -- The herd of lowing cows parted like a wave before Curt Pate, who rode straight up to the bull and let him know who was in charge without making a sound. Pate, a 49-year-old ...

Low stress cattle handling can provide a multitude of benefits, including improved performance, animal welfare and handling efficiency. However, with a variety of techniques and approaches advocated ...

As a kid, I had a tendency to move faster (a lot faster) than I do now. Whether in the field or cleaning the barn, the faster my brothers and I worked, the faster we could move on to something more ...

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Whit Hibbard, left, who promotes low-stress livestock handling, talks with Wayne Lehto, cow boss at Camas Creek Ranch, after Hibbard's stockmanship workshop in Jerome, Idaho, on Dec. 19. JEROME, Idaho ...

Dylan and Colleen Biggs have been ranching near Hanna, Alberta, for several decades on their TK Ranch. Early on, Dylan realized the benefits of handling cattle quietly. He learned many techniques from ...

Well-designed handling facilities provide a safe working environment on beef farms but infrastructure alone won’t make routine tasks easier and quicker for cattle and people. Livestock handling expert ...