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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 504324" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Here's some tips from the Commerical Brangus Newspaper about working cattle in general. Everyone is probably aware of them but never hurts any of us to be reminded. </p><p></p><p><strong>DO CALM DOWN</strong> Remain Quiet. Loud voices and yelling scares animals more than clanging gates and chains. </p><p></p><p>Animals are sensory thinkers. They have great memories, but they don't store words. They store sounds and pictures. Working crews need to get away from language and make it a quiet and calm experience for the cattle. </p><p></p><p><strong>Do make first experience pleasant:</strong> make the animal's first experience with a new place, piece of equipment or person a favorable one. "They don't forget". An initial experience that is averse can create a permanent fear memory in that animal. New things are both scary and attractive to an animal. The experience is scary if it is forced or suddenly introduced. But the experience can be made attractive, if the animal is allowed to investigate it on his own. </p><p></p><p>Introduce new steps gradually. If cattle are use to seeing a horse and rider, slowly introduce them to a person walking through the herd on the ground and vice versa. Don't introduce that person on the ground the very day you try to move the animals. </p><p></p><p><strong>Don't keep animals penned alone: </strong> One of the most dangerous animals is the lone animal. Being alone is highly stressful, so bring some other animals in with it. </p><p></p><p><strong>Don't select for tempermament: </strong> Single trait selections is never a good idea. If you select only for calm cattle, you'll likely get cows who aren't good mothers in caring for their calf. That said...wild animals don't habituate, but jst get more scared and probably need to be culled so seek some middle ground in selecting for disposition. </p><p></p><p><strong>Do not move animals at a walk or trot: </strong> Getting animals too excited and moving too fast can agian negate health and performance. </p><p></p><p><strong>Don't use a hot shot: </strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>Don't fill the crowd pen too full: </strong> When working animals through a chute, fill the crowd pen only half full. Don't "squish" them in there. Animals have to be able to move freely and see where they are going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 504324, member: 6897"] Here's some tips from the Commerical Brangus Newspaper about working cattle in general. Everyone is probably aware of them but never hurts any of us to be reminded. [b]DO CALM DOWN[/b] Remain Quiet. Loud voices and yelling scares animals more than clanging gates and chains. Animals are sensory thinkers. They have great memories, but they don't store words. They store sounds and pictures. Working crews need to get away from language and make it a quiet and calm experience for the cattle. [b]Do make first experience pleasant:[/b] make the animal's first experience with a new place, piece of equipment or person a favorable one. "They don't forget". An initial experience that is averse can create a permanent fear memory in that animal. New things are both scary and attractive to an animal. The experience is scary if it is forced or suddenly introduced. But the experience can be made attractive, if the animal is allowed to investigate it on his own. Introduce new steps gradually. If cattle are use to seeing a horse and rider, slowly introduce them to a person walking through the herd on the ground and vice versa. Don't introduce that person on the ground the very day you try to move the animals. [b]Don't keep animals penned alone: [/b] One of the most dangerous animals is the lone animal. Being alone is highly stressful, so bring some other animals in with it. [b]Don't select for tempermament: [/b] Single trait selections is never a good idea. If you select only for calm cattle, you'll likely get cows who aren't good mothers in caring for their calf. That said...wild animals don't habituate, but jst get more scared and probably need to be culled so seek some middle ground in selecting for disposition. [b]Do not move animals at a walk or trot: [/b] Getting animals too excited and moving too fast can agian negate health and performance. [b]Don't use a hot shot: [/b] [b]Don't fill the crowd pen too full: [/b] When working animals through a chute, fill the crowd pen only half full. Don't "squish" them in there. Animals have to be able to move freely and see where they are going. [/QUOTE]
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