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It’s a common feature of cattle yards
that we have a crush for restraining the cattle and
a race leading up to the crush.
The yards before the race often get smaller and narrower.
It is important when handling the livestock that you don’t
necessarily have to handle the cattle inside the yard.
You can influence and move the livestock by being
outside the yard.
You may choose to use a livestock talker to help you do this.
The livestock talker is a visual and movement aid.
You can use it by moving it so that the cattle will see it
and move away from it.
It’s important that you do not use the livestock talker
as a tool to touch the animals or to make excessive
amounts of noise.
It is important when using sliding gates that you
open them fully or close them fully.
So, you should also not stand behind the gate when
you are opening and closing it.
When moving the cattle from the force to the race
ensure that the cattle in the forcing yard have ample room
to move around and get into positions so they can easily
enter the race.
You can use parallel movement to help you do this so that
the animals enter the race single file and and with good pace.
When moving cattle along the race you can simply use
parallel movement to do this.
Moving in the opposite direction to the cattle moves them up
and moving in the same direction slows them down.
By using these techniques we are using the animal’s
instinctive behaviour to do what we want so there is
no need to touch them or make noise.
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