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SAFE HANDLING OF CATTLE ON FARMS - Coggle Diagram
SAFE HANDLING OF CATTLE ON FARMS
Good handling facilities and equipment
voir carte mentale vidéo 3
GOLDEN RULES IN HANDLING CATTLE
ALWAYS
Work out an escape route or refuge area in
advance of working with cattle
Know and understand the basics of cattle
behaviour
Maximise the use of Artificial Insemination
Use a stick or paddle to assist in directing cattle
Exercise caution when administering veterinary
treatments
Protect yourself against biohazards with proper
personal hygiene
Keep ground surfaces clean and clear of trip
hazards, as far as possible
Good stockmanship skills are essential
NEVER
Put an inexperienced handler
Handle cattle there is a lack of competence and confidence
to do the work safely
Turn your back on a bull (
taureau
) or trust a bull, no
matter how docile he may appear (
peut sembler
)
Turn your back on a cow at calving (
vêlage
)
Keep dangerous cattle.
Suddenly enter the animal’s blind spot (
angle mort
)
Beat (
battre
) or shout (
crier
) at cattle unnecessarily
Move cattle on a public road at night.
Keep the yard:
cour
clean and tidy :
organisé
It is essential that handling areas
should be kept clean and tidy
Fences :
barrière
and Gates:
portail
mixing does not occu
and internal fences able to ensure that unplanned
ll road boundaries must be stock proof
Cattle Winter Housing
Cattle of broadly similar age
size should be penned together where possible
Vocabulary
Calf (
veau
)
To calve (
vêler
)
To gore (
mettre un coup de cornes
)
Bull housing (
enclos
)
Facilities (
installations ,équipements
°
Bull housing
(
enclos
)
Well designed bull pen
The structure must be
strong and high
Calving Facilities
calving area should provide adequate space
calving pens and gates minimise the direct physical
contact between the cow/heifer and the farmer
Suckler and Finishing Cattle Housing
COWS
very protective of their calves
OTHER CATTLE
Particular care is also required when separating or
moving cattle and when crossing roads with cattle
BULLS
cause over 50% of livestock related deaths
be fit and agile and
be aged between 18 and 65 years
