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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1811337" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I'll agree with that assessment, though I think the emphasis is on generational practices vs the more modern ways.</p><p>I'm not too far from 50, and around here that was kind of a transitional time period, as far as cattle handling.</p><p>Prior to that the older folks ( who I am not knocking at all, because there were some great knowledgeable cattlemen there) for the most part they used makeshift head gates, loading pens etc.</p><p>Used to hear quite a few stories about working cattle by roping them and tying off to a tree or fence post barn post etc. </p><p>The ways they worked cattle were common sense at the time, using what they had to work with. </p><p>When I was a young child there weren't many trailers, there were still quite a few trucks with cattle racks and homemade loading chutes. Tough job getting cattle up those chutes sometimes, but even then you're right, people knew not to crowd them on the truck. Definitely didn't want any getting down or hurt. </p><p>Through education about safer and better handling and more widespread use and availability of modern working chutes, corral panels, etc. Most people have by now updated their working facilities.</p><p>Knowledge and understanding of vaccines and proper storage and usage and proper injection sites, and types of injections, has come a long way, </p><p>It is pretty much common knowledge now, but that is because it's been talked about and promoted for quite awhile and the younger folks have grown up doing things this way, from folks that learned it over the course of their working life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1811337, member: 24816"] I’ll agree with that assessment, though I think the emphasis is on generational practices vs the more modern ways. I’m not too far from 50, and around here that was kind of a transitional time period, as far as cattle handling. Prior to that the older folks ( who I am not knocking at all, because there were some great knowledgeable cattlemen there) for the most part they used makeshift head gates, loading pens etc. Used to hear quite a few stories about working cattle by roping them and tying off to a tree or fence post barn post etc. The ways they worked cattle were common sense at the time, using what they had to work with. When I was a young child there weren’t many trailers, there were still quite a few trucks with cattle racks and homemade loading chutes. Tough job getting cattle up those chutes sometimes, but even then you’re right, people knew not to crowd them on the truck. Definitely didn’t want any getting down or hurt. Through education about safer and better handling and more widespread use and availability of modern working chutes, corral panels, etc. Most people have by now updated their working facilities. Knowledge and understanding of vaccines and proper storage and usage and proper injection sites, and types of injections, has come a long way, It is pretty much common knowledge now, but that is because it’s been talked about and promoted for quite awhile and the younger folks have grown up doing things this way, from folks that learned it over the course of their working life. [/QUOTE]
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