A serious game from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is helping veterinarians and dairy teams improve animal welfare, ...

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 ...

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 ...

WOLF CREEK, Mont.WOLF CREEK, Mont. — 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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...