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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 292947" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>You are right coolpop. My brother works in Cargill and was just telling us a short time ago that the company recently hired a consultant to come in and tell them how they can keep the cattle calmer therefore getting higher quality meat. They are re-designing all of their alleys etc. Prods are not allowed they will be using sticks with what looks like garbage bags cut up on them to move the cattle. This trend is going to the feedlot buyers as well. They know that calm cattle are in demand so many of them are changing their operations as well. They are also purposely buying the calmer animals at the auction market. I have seen animals being sold to feeders that are identical in looks sell for less because they act wild in the ring. The more research that is done the more this is going to happen and calves that come from calmer cows are less stressed about being handled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 292947, member: 1258"] You are right coolpop. My brother works in Cargill and was just telling us a short time ago that the company recently hired a consultant to come in and tell them how they can keep the cattle calmer therefore getting higher quality meat. They are re-designing all of their alleys etc. Prods are not allowed they will be using sticks with what looks like garbage bags cut up on them to move the cattle. This trend is going to the feedlot buyers as well. They know that calm cattle are in demand so many of them are changing their operations as well. They are also purposely buying the calmer animals at the auction market. I have seen animals being sold to feeders that are identical in looks sell for less because they act wild in the ring. The more research that is done the more this is going to happen and calves that come from calmer cows are less stressed about being handled. [/QUOTE]
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