How to Drive Livestock Using Low-Stress Handling Techniques
Driving is one of the most common interactions we have with our livestock. Here’s how to make that less stressful for everyone involved.
Read More →What Do Cows Eat, and Why?
On its face, this seems like a silly question. Don’t we all know what cows eat?! So when Fred Provenza, as a new professor at Utah State University, chose this question for his research focus, there were some raised eyebrows. Three decades of research later, it turns out that Dr. Provenza’s research was ground-breaking, giving […]
Read More →BudBoxes vs. Tub Systems: Which is Easier to Use?
Last week Whit busted the myth that distractions cause animals to balk in handling systems. This week he address which handling systems work best. When asked about the differences between tubs and BudBoxes, Temple Grandin claims that BudBoxes are skill dependent, whereas the tubs are not. In other words, she believes that it takes less […]
Read More →Are Distractions In Handling Pens the Real Reason Cattle Balk?
Whit Hibbard tests Temple Grandin’s theory that eliminating distractions like shadows and flapping tarps is critical to cattle moving smoothly through handling chutes. Here’s why he thinks the theory doesn’t hold up.
Read More →Even Ruminants Don’t Like to Eat the Same Thing Over and Over Again
Kathy’s Note: You know the feeling – eating the same thing over and over again just gets old. In fact, I remember when I was living in Kodiak, Alaska I got so tired of eating Halibut every night, that no matter what new way I figured to fix it, some nights I just didn’t want […]
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