Humane Cattle Pens, Custom Designs and Behavior Consulting
This facility is ideal for 200 mama cows and calves or more. The owner of this ranch in Texas has 600 mama cows that pass through this facility every year. A set of six holding pens, every 2700 square feet, connected to the facility with a long alley that allows sorting cows and calves into […]
It’s a shame that many professionals worldwide are unaware of the most fundamental aspects of a horse’s nature. For almost 30 years, the scientific evidence has grown from a few research papers to over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles. Every horse owner and trainer, from backyard hobbyists to top professionals, is aware of and works to […]
The purpose of my page is to offer sound scientific evidence and advice on horse behavior and genetics. The scientific field of Behavioral Genetics, also called behavior genetics, is a field of scientific evidence that uses genetic methods to investigate the nature and origins of individual behavioral differences. While the name “behavioral genetics” connotes a […]
This knowledge is a game changer in the horse training business and for those in all the competition sports, and a valuable guide for horse owners looking to find the perfect horse for their lifestyle and riding pleasure. Geneticists in three countries have provided the first scientific evidence of the inheritance of hair whorls, links […]
The first-ever large-scale modern cattle feed yard in China. Unique as far as feed yards go, the 30,000 cattle are ALL Holstein Bulls bottle-fed at the feed yard and raised their entire lives until finishing. The sentence takes on more meaning when considering that Holstein Bulls are the most dangerous domestic animal. Adding to the […]
This slaughter plant in Mexico is in the top 5 of the world’s largest, with a daily line speed that exceeds 240+ cattle per hour. With those numbers in mind, there’s no room for mistakes. I started the plans in 2012, and construction finished in 2015. One of the company’s largest feed yards is less […]
Do your cattle stop when they reach the squeeze chute? Is a tap on the rear end or a little tail-twisting necessary to get them in? Do you think they’re stubborn or fearful when they do this? I have an answer. Cattle have panoramic vision. They can see things in all directions without moving their […]
This ranch in Texas has 600 mama cows that pass through this facility every year. They sort cows and calves in the pens before going to the working chutes. The cows go first; then, a calf tilt table is moved in front of the squeeze chute and chained to the head gate to keep it […]
In 2020, after coronavirus outbreaks forced large processing plants to reduce capacity or shut down, farmers needed places to go with their animals. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent hundreds of millions supporting new meat and poultry processing facilities, relieving bottlenecks, and supporting facility expansions. This plant in Colorado, opening in the fall […]
In 2020, after coronavirus outbreaks forced large processing plants to reduce capacity or shut down, farmers needed places to go with their animals. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent hundreds of millions supporting new meat and poultry processing facilities, relieving bottlenecks, and supporting facility expansions. This plant in Colorado, opening in the fall […]
