What Do I need for a Cattle Handling System?
Nancy Glazier, Small Farms & Livestock Specialist
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
September 24, 2020
Handling cattle safely is a must for any livestock farm. Here are two resources to help design a handling system, plus one on the principles of low stress handling.
Designing a Bud Box (pdf; 81KB)
Handling Facilities by Mike Baker, Cornell University (pdf; 306KB)
Low Stress Livestock Handling by Steve Tonn, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ext. (pdf; 396KB)
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