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Proper Livestock Handling Workshop

Jim Lewis

StepRight Stockmanship Solutions

Stockmanship:The Art of Proper Livestock Handling


Stockm anship

“ The knowledgeable and skillful handling of livestock in a safe, efficient,

effective and proper manner.”

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Key Components of a cattle-handling system

• Skills of the people

• Design and maintenance of facilities


Poor handling skills result in a disconnect between the PEOPLEand the LIVESTOCK

• Created by:

– Lack of Awareness

– Assumptions by Management

– Frustration

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Proper Livestock Handling (PLH)

• Basic Concepts of PLH are Pressure and Release

– Pressure is created by stimulating one or more of the five senses to elicit a desired response.

– Release is removal of the stimulus

• Pressure and Release are used to Create [controlled & desired] Movement


Pressure and Release

• Applications of Pressure and Release:

– Pen Settling

– Loadout Facility

– Parlor Flow

– Chute Work

• Hoof Trimming

• Treatments

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How does PLH work?

• Proper Livestock Handling requires understanding and applying certain tools, techniques and rules to create movement.


Stockmanship basics

• Pressure area surrounds the flight zone

• Apply pressure to animals properly

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Senses

1. Taste

2. Smell

3. Hearing

4. Sight

5. Touch


Hearing

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Frequency in Kilohertz

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Sight

• Primary sense used by grazing animals

• Horizontal, rectangular pupil shape

• Narrow field of vertical vision

• Located on sides of the head and bulbar

• Wide field of vision

• Poor depth perception


Leveraging the sense of sight

• We need to always let them see us

• Cattle will respond to what is pressuring them

• Be aware of which other senses are stimulated

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Blind Spot

• Cattle cannot see directly behind themselves


Applying pressure

• Pressure animals where they can see you

• The best place to let the cow see you is from her side

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The Right Way

• What happens when a cow looks at you with both eyes?


Creating Movement

• Pressure and angles are critical

• Assess situation and limitations and compensate

• Speed of commerce

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Creating Movement

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Creating Movement

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Proper Forward Angle


Using Pressure and Release to Create Movement

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Pen Settling


Using Pressure & Releaseto Sort Properly

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Animal flow on a dairyTurnover Animals

- 5,000 cows x 35% = 1,750

(34 per week)

Dry-offs

- 15-25 per week

Incoming heifers

- 40-50 per week

Purchased animals?


Loadout 1

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Loadout 2


Pace

• How fast do cows walk?

• How fast do people walk?

• Walking with animals will slow them

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Pace

• Walking in the opposite direction causes animals to speed up


Parlor movement and positioning

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Teamwork


Moving the Race

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“Bud Box” technique for moving cattle

safely and efficiently


The Bud Box

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The Bud Box


Bud Box Teaching Position

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Bud Box Example


Use of a Bud Box for trimming

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Bud Box Design

• 14’ x 20’ to load a chute

• 14’ x 30’ to load a truck

• Same size regardless of the size of an animal

• Exit opening wide enough for one animal


Benefits of using Proper Livestock Handling - Stockmanship

• Potential for increased Milk Production

– Reduced animal stress

• Complete milk harvest

• Improved efficiency of workforce

• Enhanced Safety of Workers

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Oxytocin Vs. Adrenaline


Proper Prep

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Too Much Pressure


Results

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Prefresh Training


Safety When Handling Livestock

Note: Fatal injury data not available for 2016. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illness and Fatalities https://www.bls.gov/iif/ - Nonfatal cases involving days away from work: selected characteristics (2011-2016) series ID: CSU00X11212X63100, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (2011-2016) series ID: FWU00X11212X81N00

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Cost of Injury (non-fatal)

• Injuries among agriculture are common, usually sprains, strains, falls

• Cost per injury

– Lost productivity

– Insurance cost

– Hiring, training and replacement costshttps://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/safetypays/estimator.html


Prevention of Injuries

• They can be prevented with PLH

• These techniques can save you money and protect your employees

• Additional Resources on Farm Safety:

http://umash.umn.edu/ag-safety-and-health-links/

https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/safetypays/estimator.html

http://umash.umn.edu/ag-safety-and-health-links/

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Proper Livestock Handling

• Every interaction between people and their livestock is important

– Positive experiences/conditioning

– Negative experiences/conditioning

• Be aware of the behaviors you are teaching your animals


THANKS!

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