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Handling livestock is far more than just
chasing them around the paddock or the yards.
We are going to share with you livestock behaviour and
livestock techniques on how to handle
these animals appropriately.
Livestock handling is far more than just handling livestock,
it’s about getting things prepared.
The things we need to consider before we go and get the cattle
from the paddock is we need to make sure that everybody
knows what’s going on.
We need to make sure that our facilities – the yards and
our equipment is either suitable or ready for use.
The other thing we need to consider is the livestock
that we’re handling.
When we go to get our livestock the way in which we do that
affects how the livestock perform and react when we
handle them in the yards.
We need to think about all those things well and truly
before we go and get our livestock.
Setting up gates is a balance between making sure that
we’ve got good flow of movement of livestock through the gates
and also ensuring that we have control of the livestock.
So, at the cattle yards we want good flow of movement
for the cattle to come into the yards so we make sure that
the gates are set properly and of course open.
When we get to the paddock where the cattle are located
we just don’t rush in and chase the cattle about.
We need to consider the individual and group behaviour
of the animals in the paddock.
And whilst we’re making a plan with the person that
we’re with in mustering the livestock we think about
all the other things that are in the paddock – the water,
the feed available and the way that the cattle have been
travelling in that paddock.
Then we set off about going and getting the cattle.
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When we go into the paddock we close that gate
to maintain control so that we only move the gate open
when we get the livestock together and we’re ready
to move into the laneway.
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