▶️ Watch: Handling Facilities
Dr. Ron Gill, Texas A&M Extension Livestock specialist discusses considerations for designing corrals that cattle understand and fit into existing spaces.
Equipment & Facilities
Utilizing proper equipment and well-designed facilities for efficient, safe, and humane cattle handling, feeding, and housing.
Articles
Keep Cattle Clean to Optimize Winter Feedyard Performance
As we begin to make our way through winter, it is important to remember that cattle with a clean open hair coat with shelter from wind are less impacted by cold stress than those with dirty, matted, and/or wet hair coats and those exposed to the wind.
🎧 LISTEN: Points to consider before transitioning your dairy business to a beef operation
Creating beef-on-dairy calves can add additional revenue to your dairy operation, but if considering transitioning from a dairy operation to beef enterprise, there are several points to consider.
Are you ready to haul cattle?
The frequency of hauling cattle varies from farm to farm. Some farms haul on a regular basis and others only a few times a year. In either situation, breaking down alongside the road — or even worse, in a traffic crash — while hauling cattle is not on anyone’s bucket list.
Cattle Handling and Stockmanship Influence on Animal Performance
Research has been done to investigate the influence that stockmanship has on disposition and animal performance and more is being done. Good stockmanship and low-stress handling methods include utilizing the animals’ natural tendencies to the handlers’ advantage while working or handling cattle.
Winter Management of your Beef Herd
This article was recently published in Wisconsin Agriculturist Magazine In Wisconsin, winter is a fact of life in which severe cold temperatures, wind chills, and blowing and drifting snow are common occurrences. Cattle can adapt to cold temperatures and maintain condition if provided the appropriate nutrition and environmental protections. Let’s take a look at some […]
Calculating Closeouts for Stockers can Improve Decision Making and Profitability
The Extension Stocker Cattle Closeout Spreadsheet helps beef producers with stocker enterprises complete a closeout and is designed to make it easier for producers to complete a closeout for groups of stockers.
Resources for Handling Down Cattle
There are times when cattle producers need to come to the aid of a downed animal. The longer cattle are down, the more likely their weight and inactivity will damage circulation and nerve function to their underside muscles, which leads to a poor prognosis for recovery.