Cattle Chat: Low-stress handling
Cattle Chat: Low-stress handling (k-state.edu)
Tips on Keeping Cattle Feeding Areas Clean
Tips on keeping cattle feeding areas clean (k-state.edu)
So, You Want to Build a Meat Processing Facility? Five Initial Steps to Consider
Christina Bakker SDSU Extension Meat Science Field SpecialistAdditional Authors: Amanda Blair The need for more small meat processing capacity and skilled workers is not a new problem facing rural America, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an uptick in those interested in building small meat processing facilities. This interest can be related to a variety of motives: livestock producers with an interest in gaining more control over their end products, processors looking to expand…
Top 12 Things to Consider Before Building a Cattle Handling Facility
By Robert Wells, Ph.D.Livestock Consultant The cattle handling facility is at the heart of most every ranch. The quality of the facility and its ease of use can determine the enjoyment or frustration of use and dictate how often you work cattle through it. Properly designed and thought-out facilities will be safe for the producer and animal, handle cattle with ease, require a minimal number of personnel and allow for cattle to be…