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Safe Handling of cattle on farm - Coggle Diagram
Safe Handling of cattle on farm
Golden rules in handing cattle
Work out an escape route or refuge area in advance of working withe cattle
Know and understand the basics of cattle
behaviour
Make sure persons handling cattle are
competent and agile
Use bulls that produce docile offspring
Maximise the use of Artificial Insemination
Be careful = cows that are calving or with new born calves as they are more likely to attack
Try to keep cattle calm when handling them
Use a stick or paddle to assist in directing cattle
Watch for warning signs of animal aggressiveness and cull fractious and difficult cattle
Exercise caution when administering veterinary
treatments
Protect yourself against biohazards with proper
personal hygiene
Wear suitable protective clothing and
footwear
Use well designed facilities (an investment in
your safety)
Regularly check and maintain facilities such as
the crush, gate latches and fences
Keep ground surfaces clean and clear of trip
hazards, as far as possible
NEVER
Put an
inexperienced handler
elderly person
a child at risk with cattle
Handle cattle
OR
ask to another person
to do safely
Turn your back or trust a bull
no
matter how docile he may appear
Stress /arouse cattle unnecessarily
Turn your back on a cow at calving
Keep dangerous cattle
Good Handling Facilities
and Equipment
Many accidents
involving cattle could be eliminated
Fences and Gates
be able to
contain the classes of cattle on the farm
All road boundaries must be stock proof and internal fences able to ensure that unplanned mixing does not occur
Cattle Winter Housing
The animal welfare regulations specify the minimum area requirements
Cattle of broadly similar age and size should be penned together where possible
Bull Housing
A well designed bull pen is essential to the proper management of the bull(s) when he is away from the herd
Calving Facilities
The calving area should provide adequate space, be tidy, well-bedded with clean dry straw, free of obstructions with good lighting